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Transit in the Triangle A Century Look at Pittsburgh Public Transit Vol 1 1900-1
Transit in the Triangle A Century Look at Pittsburgh Public Transit Vol 1 1900-1964
By Blaine S. Hays and James A. Toman
Bulletin 145 of the Central Electric Railfans Association CERA
Hard Cover with Dust Jacket
Copyright 2012
224 Pages
A visitor to downtown Pittsburgh in 1960 would have witnessed a scene which had largely disappeared from other major U.S. cities. Streetcars were still rumbling along most of the central business sector's main streets. Operating the system was the Pittsburgh Railways Company. But time was running out for both the company and the streetcars it prized.
Transit historians and authors Blaine Hays and James Toman collaborate once again to chronicle the history of this unique and exciting transit system. The story of the birth and early years of transit in Pittsburgh is presented with more than 350 photos, maps and illustrations that complement an enthusiastic and thoroughly researched narrative.
Transit in the Triangle, Volume 1 recounts the Pittsburgh Railways' era, 1902-1964.
CONTENTS
Preface and Acknowledgments 3
Contents 4
About the Authors6
Dedication7
1 Prologue to the 20TH CENTURY8
Early Transportation9
Arrival of the Horsecar 10
The Inclines 13
Cable Cars15
The Interurbans 16
2 Corporate Formation and Beginnings of Consolidation 18
The Trolley Network Expands19
Consolidating the Street Railway System 21
"Pennsylvania Companies" Are Formed22
Consolidated Traction Company25
The United Traction Company of Pittsburgh29
Southern Traction Company30
Some Independents30
Pittsburgh Railways Takes Form30
3 Emergence of Pittsburgh Railways Company36
Consolidation Yields Challenges and Benefits40
Interurban Service to the South Hills42
Rationalizing the Car Fleet46
First Calls for a Subway50
A Second Interurban Line50
City System Improvements Continue51
The Pittsburgh Transportation Problem 51
The Jones Car52
A Decade of Achievements52
4 Receivership and Traction Conference Board54
Flattening the Hump55
Low floor Cars55
Lean Times58
Another Transportation Report58
Receivership60
The Traction Conference Board62
Receivership Ends63
Auto and Bus Competition64
PRCo Enters the Bus Business64
Another Rapid Transit Proposal68
New Cars and Better Times70
One-Man Cars74
The Fitzgerald Years75
New Routes and New Challenges78
Transit in the COLORFUL Triangle 81-96
Table III: Later Additions to the System97
5 Depression, Bankruptcy and Reorganization98
Electric Railway Presidents' Conference Committee99
Tough Times Get Tougher 105
Municipal Operation of Buses Considered 108
PCC Cars on the Horizon 110
The Bauer-Shaw Report 111
Debut of the PCC Car 112
High Fares Remain an Issue 113
St. Patrick's Day Flood 116
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