[PRCo] Re: Fw: Route 54

[Herb Brannon]

I found this Bill Volkmer photo of PRCo 5432 on Forbes Avenue, Sept 8, 1956
with the 54-Fifth & Craig St Only sign. This is obviously a revenue trip; so
the 54 did operate as a separate line.
On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 18:06, Edward H. Lybarger <trams2 at comcast.net>wrote:

> Yes, they traveled all over the place.  The poster doesn't put a day with
> the date, or I could make a good guess.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
> [mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org] On Behalf Of Herb
> Brannon
> Sent: Friday, June 24, 2011 6:04 PM
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Fw: Route 54
>
> The orchestra was in business from c1935 until 1972. Hard to say when they
> were in Pittsburgh without doing a search of the newspapers.
> On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 17:11, Edward H. Lybarger <trams2 at comcast.net
> >wrote:
>
> > This could have been a railfan movement.  I never heard of PCC cars on
> > 54, even though the sign may have been there.  If it's Lincoln Avenue
> > loop, the topography appears to be OK.  The picture is so distorted
> > that it's hard to put it all into perspective.
> >
> > Now we just need to determine when the Johnny Long Orchestra was in
> > Pittsburgh.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
> > [mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org] On Behalf Of
> > Bob Rathke
> > Sent: Friday, June 24, 2011 4:33 PM
> > To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> > Subject: [PRCo] Re: Fw: Route 54
> >
> >
> >
> > It doesn't look like Craft which didn't have a high hill close to the car
> > house.   Possibly Carrick car house?
> >
> >
> >
> > I also noted the sign on the car to the right advertising Vogue
> > Terrace which was a dinner theater in East Pittsburgh; in it's heyday
> > in the 30's and 40's it hosted big bands such as Lawrence Welk, and in
> > the 50's singers and other entertainers. It was destroyed in a fire in
> May, 1963.
> >
> >
> >
> > Bob
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > From: "Matthew R Barry" <mrb190 at pitt.edu>
> > To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> > Sent: Friday, June 24, 2011 1:39:37 PM
> > Subject: [PRCo] Re: Fw: Route 54
> >
> > A short-working of 77/54?
> >
> > Interesting photo.   Craft Car House maybe?
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
> > [mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org] On Behalf Of
> > rayprco53 at verizon.net
> > Sent: Friday, June 24, 2011 2:29 PM
> > To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> > Subject: [PRCo] Fw: Route 54
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> Herb Brannon
> In Cuyahoga Valley National Park
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Herb Brannon
In Cuyahoga Valley National Park



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