[PRCo] Re: Woodruff Street to Mt. Washington Car Line

[Fred Schneider]

Mein Gott, George.   When did you join the list?    Introduce yourself to those who don't know you.   

Fred Schneider


On Apr 14, 2011, at 10:22 AM, George W. Gula wrote:

> Concerning Route 33, I think the biggest reason for abandonment was the
> reconstruction of Banksville Road and Rte 51. Both these highways were
> county projects that were done in the early and middle 1930's and must have
> been in the planning phases by the time of the Route 33 discontinuance.
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> Rt 33 had very little traffic that could not be served by West End Routes,
> Route 40, the Mon Incline, Duquesne Incline or the Castle Shannon Incline.
> All these routes provided direct or quicker service to downtown Pittsburgh.
> There was only a dozen or so homes located near Rt 51 between Woodruff
> Street and Banksville Road and a few more between Banksville and the West
> End lines coming in from Carnegie and Crafton, providing minimal business
> that could not have justified track relocation.
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> George Gula
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