[PRCo] Re: Homestead and Mifflin 5

[John Swindler]

How about a two man car with conductor stationed at the rear.  
 
 
 
> From: bob.dietrich1 at verizon.net
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Homestead and Mifflin 5
> Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2010 07:41:27 -0400
> 
> 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?
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
> [mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org] On Behalf Of Fred
> Schneider
> Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2010 11:10 PM
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> 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
> > 
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