[PRCo] Re: Steeler Stuff In Cleveland

[John Swindler]

No, and neither did PRCs.> From: fwschneider at comcast.net> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Steeler Stuff In Cleveland> Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:21:47 -0500> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org> > Do they wear red and black hats?> > On Jan 28, 2009, at 5:18 PM, John Swindler wrote:> > >> >> > There are still "transit checkers" in Pittsburgh. PAT has seven.> >> From: fwschneider at comcast.net> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Steeler Stuff > >> In Cleveland> Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:50:30 -0500> To: > >> pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org> > Somethings always die hard. > >> One night a guy on our train from > Harrisburg needed a ride home > >> so I drove him home on my way home. > He offered m some money. I > >> refused. He wanted me to take it > saying, "The Traction Company > >> wouldn't haul me for nothing." Well, > the traction company > >> expired in 1931. The transportation company > tied in 1973. We > >> were now in the era of a transportation > authority. But he still > >> remembered.> > And to old people like me, it's still the Shaker > >> Rapid or the Piss > and Whistle and the Pennsylvania Railroad.> > > >> I'll bet there are still people in Pittsburgh who still think in > > >> terms of car checks.> > > On Jan 28, 2009, at 7:07 AM, Ken and > >> Tracie wrote:> > > When I left Milwaukee in 1985, the transit > >> storage facilities were > > still> > called "car stations."> >> > > >> I've met people in Pittsburg!> > h who use the term "car fare" in parts > > of town> > where mass > > transit is all bus.> >> > K.> > ----- Original Message -----> > > > From: "Schneider Fred" <fwschneider at comcast.net>> > To: <pittsburgh- > > railways at dementia.org>> > Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 8:01 PM> > > > Subject: [PRCo] Re: Steeler Stuff In Cleveland> >> >> >> Old > > legends die hard.> >>> >> I will also never refer to a certain line > > to Norristown as SEPTA> >> route 100. To me it's still the P&W.> >> > > >> >> > _________________________________________________________________> > Windows Live™ Hotmail®:> > more than just e-mail.> > http://windowslive.com/explore? > > ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t2_hm_justgotbetter_explore_012009> >> > > 
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