[PRCo] Re: October 1903 One Trolley Car Left

[Edward H. Lybarger]

This is a condensation of the article that appeared first in the
Connellsville Courier.  That article makes even more egregious statements
about gauge..."The Suburban is the only narrow gauge street railway in
Pennsylvania.  In fact, there are few, if any, of them in other States at
the present time."

The point, of course, is that Connellsville Suburban was standard gauge
while all of the rest of West Penn was broad gauge.  Either the company
spokesman or the newspaperman got a bit overzealous in describing the
problem, which was that there weren't enough standard gauge cars to fill the
schedule.  The problem was solved with a new franchise, which had been in
the works anyway, and broad gauge tracks.

Ed

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Subject: [PRCo] October 1903 One Trolley Car Left

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