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

[Fred Schneider]

On Jun 7, 2008, at 9:33 PM, Phillip Clark Campbell wrote:

> ----- 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
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> 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
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