[PRCo] Re: Homestead and Mifflin 5

[BobDietrich]

I'm curious why the door is on the left side of this car.  I can't tell from
he photo is it is a single or double end car or if there is a door on the
right side.  

Does anyone have an explanation?

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Subject: [PRCo] Re: Homestead and Mifflin 5

This source claims Laclede was merged into St. Louis Car in 1903.

http://www.midcontinent.org/rollingstock/builders/laclede.htm

The Harper Charlton reference work on car builders published by Interurbans
also gives a 1903 date.

I really don't have time to read the Electric Railway Journal to see they
confirm it.   

The Homestead and Mifflin came under supervision of Pittsburgh Railways on
April 1, 1928 and began operating as route 507 (destination 65).  

On August 24, 1928 it is shown as a shuttle operating between Lincoln Place
and Main and McWhinney and 8th Avenue, Homestead.

On Sep 30, 2010, at 10:37 PM, Derrick Brashear wrote:

> http://www.davesrailpix.com/odds/pa/htm/hmsr01.htm
> 
> This is rather late for a non-Pittsburgh Railways line, (1912) is it not?
> This was presumably what was later route 65, and Railway Age says they
> ordered the cars from Laclede; I guess St Louis Car came about between
> the letting and the delivery.
> 
> -- 
> Derrick
>