[PRCo] Interurban Service Snapshot, Jan-Feb-1949

[Holland, James B.]

Chris sent me this JPG in Nov-2012 detailing the assignments and headway 
on the Interurban Cars early in 1949.

Note the 37/L has a 1-minute headway in the morning rush with 21-cars 
needed to fill this.  Whether all cars were every minute from Shannon or 
that was split with Library is not known by me.  I would suspect most of 
the cars would leave from Shannon or more cars would be needed.  The 
1-minute headway is only for a 'relatively' short period of time when 
demand would be highest to get people downtown before 8-AM 
Start-Work-Time!  The Shannon and Library cars were interlined making 
one trip on one line, next trip on the other.

Base service on 37/L is 15-min with 5-cars!  This "suggests" all service 
is on the 37 as 1+hour is needed to make a round trip.

PM-service is every 2-minutes as times going home are more spread out 
for whatever reason -- dinner out after work, shopping, partying, etc!

Evening is 15-min and 5-cars with one "Owl."

Charleroi headway is 30-min at most times of day and may have been until 
last car in 1949.  There were times in history when hourly was 
instituted after 9-10-PM.  9-cars are needed for base Charleroi service, 
4-from SHJ and 5-from Charleroi.

Washington service was every 30-min requiring 7-cars-base with 4-from 
SHJ and 3-Washington.

This IS a Very Interesting Picture into an aspect of PRCo Operations.

-- 
*Jim

InterurbanServiceSnapshot_194901.jpg
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