[PRCo] Re: Dec. 1942 - Shaken Up, But No Injuries

[Phillip Clark Campbell]

The standards of the time not only list the operator but also his
home address in detail.  This would not be acceptable today would
it.  I have noted this any number of times on half-century old and
older articles.  It is interesting how times change.
That hillside was prone to movement; it is possible that such
movement weakened the rail which went undetected by Prc.  It
would be far more interesting to get reports of investigations into
the problem.  How long was service interrupted and even more, how
did Prc work around this problem to serve the riders?  It seems
a number of lines terminated at Kennywood even off-season.  This
then begs the question as to where riders were going.  It is a given
ridership was a considerable percent of the populace in 1942.  It
would be interesting to know these details.


Phil





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