[PRCo] Re: Various Press Articles Pertaining to the Railways

[Dwight Long]

All

Kurt Freundt, who wrote several of these letters, was a long-time member of the Pittsburgh Electric Railway Club.  Don't know how long he stayed active or if he is even still alive.

Dwight

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Barry, Matthew R 
  To: 'pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org' 
  Sent: Wednesday, 07 April, 2010 16:19
  Subject: [PRCo] Various Press Articles Pertaining to the Railways


  1956 - Fix steps to Glenhurst from Lougean Street, to catch 56 McKeesport streetcar
  http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GIQbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Ik4EAAAAIBAJ&dq=56%20mckeesport&pg=7444%2C23119
  Sept 1955 - Letter to Editor - writer points out all of the PRW that could be utilized later for rapid transit
  http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=P0cqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IE8EAAAAIBAJ&dq=56%20mckeesport&pg=5026%2C2030851

  February 1952 - Route 59 Trolley Line Switches to Buses
  http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=F0obAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lk0EAAAAIBAJ&dq=munhall%20trolley&pg=1727%2C4731860

  July 1965 - Gilbert Love quotes Pittsburgh streetcar riding fan about what routes to ride, for the enjoyment of it
  http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tx0cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=L1EEAAAAIBAJ&dq=87%20ardmore&pg=7550%2C3925090

  June 1965 - Streetcars viewed as big part of future transit system
  http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KUsqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PE8EAAAAIBAJ&dq=streetcars&pg=5058%2C5675997

  Jan. 1958 -  McKees Rocks Burgess hates streetcars
  http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3b4cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=E04EAAAAIBAJ&dq=streetcars&pg=7359%2C304389

  Jan. 1951 - Trolleys Winning Ice Storm Fight
  http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AUEbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=aU0EAAAAIBAJ&dq=streetcars&pg=2149%2C4974385

  May 1953 - One way Fifth and Forbes thru Oakland, was tried in 1939
  http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kwMiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=o00EAAAAIBAJ&dq=streetcars&pg=7310%2C1389625

  March 1955 - Several Letters about how to handle the West End streetcars, and the new bridge
  http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=B2AbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2U0EAAAAIBAJ&dq=streetcars&pg=4860%2C843579

  June 1959 - West End Trolleys Mourned
  http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iWw0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=B5YEAAAAIBAJ&dq=streetcars&pg=5364%2C629193

  June 1959 - West End Buses Stalled in Traffic
  http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=k2w0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=B5YEAAAAIBAJ&dq=west%20end%20buses&pg=7565%2C3357324

  Sept. 1959 - In defense of streetcars, with note to recent tie-up of new West End buses
  http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=90EqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Z04EAAAAIBAJ&dq=streetcars&pg=5206%2C2170181