[PRCo] Re: Roll signs Interurbans

[Edward H. Lybarger]

This is the reference mentioned earlier.  John Baxter's source was the
company route cards, which are at PTM, along with copies to both Fred and me
(but I didn't do above Route 49). 

-----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: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 5:46 PM
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Roll signs Interurbans

Mr.Swindler,
Here is a quote from the 1952 publication on this matter mentioned by
Mr.Long and Mr.Lybarger:

"...On Nov 1 1920, service on the Charleroi-Pittsburgh line went from a 30
to 60 minute headway, with trips on intermediate times being made between
Pittsburgh and Donora.  This arrangement 

operated for more than four years, during which time another service
operated between Riverview and Roscoe.  On Feb 22 1925, thru service from
Donora to Pgh was discontinued and in 1930, one man operation started on the
route.  A wye located at a passenger and freight station in Donora on 

McKean street between 4th and 5th was used for turning the single end thru
cars from Pgh."

 Phil
Without  a   'coast'   but  not  a   'cause.'





________________________________
From: John Swindler <j_swindler at hotmail.com>
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Sent: Tue, November 2, 2010 4:24:44 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Roll signs Interurbans



The initial service alternated with Donora thru trips - it was recorded in
the Monongahela Valley Republican, which is available at state library on
microfilm until about 1907.  And yes, we put a copy of streetcar articles in
the PTM archives.  This newspaper is also where there is an inference that
the original thru cars were PRC 3200-3209 because the cars numbers were
usually reported when there was an accident.  Sorry, but further browsing
thru the state library microfilm files may have to await retirement.




> From: dwightlong at verizon.net
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Roll signs Interurbans
> Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2010 11:28:39 -0400
> 
> Ed
> 
> Agreed! I just did not have the dates in memory. I believe John 
>Baxter's ERA publication on the PRC interurbans listed them, and 
>doubtlessly you have other records of them in the Archives.
> 
> Dwight
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Edward H. Lybarger
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> Sent: Tuesday, 02 November, 2010 08:39
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Roll signs Interurbans
> 
> 
> Alternating Donora thru trips were a short-lived phenomenon early in the
> 1920s, and have been chronicled here previously.