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

[Edward H. Lybarger]

Perhaps.  Should be on the route cards. 

-----Original Message-----
From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org] On Behalf Of John
Swindler
Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2008 2:33 PM
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Destination Numbers Effective March 1, 1914

 
Or maybe the reverse, Ed.  The Allegheny notation was that it didn't cross
the Allegheny River, but terminated on the northside.
 
Could that be something like the 89 Frankstown/22nd St.???
 
John
 
> From: trams2 at comcast.net> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org> Subject:
[PRCo] Re: Destination Numbers Effective March 1, 1914> Date: Sun, 8 Jun
2008 08:19:55 -0400> > 21 Allegheny Only meant that it didn't go very far up
the hill. > > -----Original Message-----> From:
pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org>
[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org] On Behalf Of Phillip>
Clark Campbell> Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2008 9:34 PM> To:
pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Destination Numbers
Effective March 1, 1914> > ----- 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 destinat!
 ion 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> >
> > > > >
http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/Destination%20Numbers%20
> Ad%203-7-14%20Top.jpg> > > > >
http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/Destination%20Numbers%20
> Ad%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; w
hat'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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