[PRCo] Re: Fw: Route 54

[Dwight Long]

Herb

Not so!

That was an enthusiast tour operated by PERC.  I was also on it, and have a 
similar fot.  This was the last pax use of the last Jones car prior to its 
being converted to the PRC paint car.

Dwight

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Herb Brannon" <hrbran at cavtel.net>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2011 5:03 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Fw: Route 54


>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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