[PRCo] Re: Funeral cars

[Richard Allman]

actually, Ed Torpey's was called Fernwood-the PRT car was the Hillside. I 
did some research a few years ago and it turns out that my 
great-grandmother, Jane Bunting had her last ride on the Hillside in 1919, 
from a funeral home in Kensington section of the city, over whatever routes 
to Old York Road, and then out Route 6 to Hillside Cemetery in Glenside. PRT 
had a siding at the cemetery. My mother had told me of the trip the family 
made on that January, 1919 day. The car was a Nearside.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "BobDietrich" <bob.dietrich1 at verizon.net>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 8:15 AM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Funeral cars


> I'm surprised that no one mentioned the Philly Funeral car - or did I miss
> it.  It was called Fernwood.  I only know this because in 1973 Ed Torpey 
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> an East Penn contest with his model of the car.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
> [mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org] On Behalf Of Ken 
> and
> Tracie
> Sent: Monday, March 02, 2009 6:40 PM
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Funeral cars
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> I looked up the following information:
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> Chicago's funeral car was simply "Number One." Also read that St. Louis 
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> Buffalo had funeral cars.
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> I have seen photos of  Duluth, Minnesota's trolley "fire engine."
>
> K.
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Edward H. Lybarger" <trams2 at comcast.net>
> To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
> Sent: Monday, March 02, 2009 2:51 PM
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Funeral cars
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>> PRC did not.
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>> -----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: Monday, March 02, 2009 3:05 PM
>> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>> Subject: [PRCo] Funeral cars
>>
>> Did PRC have any funeral cars?  Assume not; seems to be  'more'  of a
>> Western-US phenomenon doesn't it.
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>> Phil
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