[PRCo] Re: [PRCo]End of a Street car line? (PCCS)

[Jerry MATT Matsick]

A Sad Sad day for me, I was in Pittsburgh for my 40th High School Reunion from old Donora High and the reunion was at the Holiday Inn at South Hills Village Mall, the excitement of the Reunion and never
rode on the "T", I  did notice the PCCs (4004) in particular and took pictures of it but I wanted to ride on a light rail vehicle instead of a PCC, to this day I can kick myself as I did not know it was the last day of PCC service!  A treat was at my feet and did not know it!   Besides 29 years earlier my wife and I rode
a PCC from Station Square to Library and back and Carolyn said I will never get back on that bouncing
thing again!     I loved each bounce!   I still have the super 8mm film!
--
Jerry "Matt" Matsick 
You don't stop laughing because 
you grow old. You grow old 
because you stop laughing from the 
River City by the sea! 
Jacksonville, Florida!
-------------- Original message from "Ken & Tracie" <ktjosephson at embarqmail.com>: -------------- 


> Hey Jerry, 
> 
> I was on the final Drake run of a scheduled PCC back in 1999. I made the 
> local news because I came all the way from Nevada. 
> 
> I rode the car into the yards. Fittingly, it started to rain (actually 
> drizzle) as I stood with the car to have my photo taken. 
> 
> Roger Dupuis and I exited together. Two or three youngsters rode the car 
> into the shops, as each of them wanted to be the absolute LAST passenger on 
> Pittsburgh's last scheduled PCC. 
> 
> A slender kid with closely shaven red hair had the honor of being the Steel 
> City's final PCC passenger on a scheduled car. He was also on the farewell 
> fantrip the following day. 
> 
> K. 
> 
>