[PRCo] Re: Donora's first trolley car!

[Edward H. Lybarger]

What is the source, Jerry? 

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From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org [mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org] On Behalf Of Jerry MATT Matsick
Sent: Friday, July 18, 2008 9:03 PM
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org; pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Cc: Fred Schneider
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Donora's first trolley car!

On Saturday, December 22, 1906, the first trolley car, an old timer, arrived in Donora perched proudly atop a Pennsylvania Railroad flat car.  It attracted as much attention as a circus.  The people of Donora swarmed around the vain vehicle and cheered as two teams of horses pulled it to Eight Street and McKean Avenue.  This old Pittsburgh Railway Car was christened “Maude” and bore the scarred number 429.  The streetcar named “Maude” brayed, trembled, balked, squealed and flung fiery sparks as she traveled between First and Twelfth Streets on McKean Avenue.  The first day a total of forty-seven Donorians paid to ride.
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>From the RIVER CITY by the Sea! 
Jerry "Matt" Matsick
J A C K S O N V I L L E, Florida ! 

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> You have to watch this flick of Fast Freddy at work...... 
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