[PRCo] 9/5/65 - Last day for PAT trolley lines

[Fred Schneider]

When did we take over Canada?    Oh yes, I saw a comedy movie on television last night showing us invading Canada.   Guess it was real?


On Apr 24, 2014, at 4:09 PM, Bob Rathke wrote:

> I'd question the basis of PAT's 1960's claim.  In the mid-60's Toronto had more trolleys - and probably track miles too - than Pittsburgh. 
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> To: "Western PA Trolley discussion" <pittsburgh-railways at mailman.dementix.org> 
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> an ad in yesterday's City Paper from the Port Authority points out that 
> Pittsburgh had the largest remaining trolley system in the US in the 1960s. 
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> i find this ironic. 
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> On Thu, Apr 24, 2014 at 3:25 PM, Bob Rathke <bobrathke at comcast.net> wrote: 
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>> Here's a link is to a 9/5/65 article in the Pittsburgh Press, posted 
>> today at the West View Historical Society: 
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>> http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19650905&id=9gwvAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KFEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5394%2C1084868 
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