[PRCo] Re: Destination Numbers Effective March 1, 1914

[Phillip Clark Campbell]

----- Original Message ----
> From: Edward H. Lybarger <trams2 at comcast.net>
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 8:35:31 AM
> Subject: [PRCo] Destination Numbers Effective March 1, 1914
> 
> Attached are two files that together contain the entire advertisement that
> appeared in the Pittsburgh Post on April 7, 1914 on behalf of Pittsburgh
> Railways Company.  It outlines the new destination numbers that went into
> effect April 1, 1914.
> 
> I think it's apparent that not all routes reveived destination numbers at
> this time...probably had to do with traffic volumes, or perhaps with hours
> of operations.  Someone needs to read the news reports from the first of
> April.
> 
> Or perhaps this was all a big April Fool's joke?
> 
> Ed
> 
> 
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http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/Destination%20Numbers%20Ad%203-7-14%20Top.jpg
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http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/Destination%20Numbers%20Ad%203-7-14%20Bottom.jpg

These are interesting Mr.Lybarger.

Where would 17-High Bridge be on the North Side?  One tends to associate high bridges with the East End.

Assume the 21-Nunnery Hill is latter day Fineview.  Why the distinction of Allegheny only?

Do you know why Fair Haven was so noted on the Interurbans?  Why would this location be important - then?  It has lost its distinction today hasn't it.

It would also seem that 42-Beechview and 43-Neeld would be the same; what's the difference?

What would be the significance of the 45-Knoxville 3rd Ave?  Short Turn?  Downtown routings for various lines obviously changed a number of times and maybe the 44 didn't go to the Union or PRR station at this time.  I did see something somewhere that the 50-Carson was at one time routed to PRR didn't I.

49-Beltzhoover is clearly indicated yet PCCs carried 46-Brownsville for quite some time and the 46 here is different isn't it.

The 72 and 92 seemed to be 'paired' as do the the 79 and 91 - very interesting - also shows bidirectional traffic along Penn.

Also interesting are the 89-Frankstown/22nd-St and 95-Sharpsburg/22nd-St - curious about the needs for this service.

Phil