The Routes - PCC Operation
RT#, NAME, Years Operated, and Reason For Abandonment
1 Spring Garden - 1940-1957 - low traffic
2 Etna - 1938-1952 - state took land for highway
3 Millvale - 1938-1952 -state took land for highway
4 Troy Hill 1940-1957 street paving / low traffic
5 Spring Hill 1946-1957 street paving / low traffic
6 Brighton Road 1938-1965 combined route. see 6/13
6/13 Brighton-Emsworth 1965-1965 bridge renovation. see 6/14
6/14 Brighton-Avalon 1966-1966 PAT Modernization
7 Charles St. 1942-1961 low traffic
8 Perrysville 1940-1965 PAT Modernization
10 West View/Bellevue 1938-1965 PAT Modernization
13 Emsworth 1937-1965 Weak Bridge
15 Bellevue/West View 1938-1965 PAT Modernization
18 Woods Run 1942-1961 Northside Redevelopment
19 Western Ave. 1938-1961 Northside Redevelopment
20 Rebecca 1942-1951 Loss of bridge ramp
21 Fineview 1951-1966 PAT Modernization
22 Crosstown 1942-1964 PAT Modernization
23 Sewickley 1944-1952 Bridge Replacement
23 Neville Island 1944-1953 Bridge Replacement
25 Island Ave 1941-1959 Loss of Point Bridge Access
26 West Park 1940-1959 Loss of Point Bridge Access
27 Carnegie 1937-1959 Loss of Point Bridge Access
28 Heidelberg 1947-1959 Loss of Point Bridge Access
30 Crafton-Ingram 1940-1959 Loss of Point Bridge Access
31 Sheridan-Ingram 1940-1950 Low Traffic
31/34 Elliott-Ingram 1950-1959 Loss of Point Bridge Access
34 Elliott UNK-1950 Combined with 31
Charleroi ( interurban ) 1949-1953 Low Traffic
35 Shannon-Library 1953-CURR Still Rolling
36 Shannon-Drake 1953-1999 Car Age & Reliability ( 47D )
37 Castle Shannon 1942-CURR Part of 42S / 42L ( LRV )
38 Mt.Lebanon 1937-1963 Re-Paving of W.Liberty Ave.
39 Brookline 1940-1966 PAT Modernization
40 Mt.Washington 1940-1966 Street Cong./PAT Modernization
42 Dormont 1940-1963 See 42/38
42/38 Mt. Lebanon/Beechview 1963-CURR Curr RT 42 ( LRV )
44 Knoxville 1940-1971 PAT Modernization
46 Brownsville Rd. 1941-1946 Changed to #49
47 Carrick via Tunnel 1945-1968 Changed to #53
48 Arlington 1947-1968 PAT Modernization
49 Beltzhoover 1946-CURR Part of 52 Allentown ( LRV )
50 Carson St. 1936-1968 PAT Modernization
53 Carrick -18th St. 1938-1971 PAT Modernization
55 Homestead-E.Pgh 1937-1965 PAT Modernization
56 McKeesport via 2nd Ave 1942-1963 McKeesport Redevelopment
58 Greenfield 1940-1964 PAT Modernization
60 E.Liberty-Homestead 1940-1958 Murray Ave. Repaving
62 Trafford-E.Pittsburgh 1944-1962 Bus Competition / Trafford Coach
64 E.Pgh-Wilkinsburg 1937-1967 PAT Modernization
65 Munhall-Lincoln Place 1944-1965 PAT Modernization
67 Swissvale-Rankin-Braddock 1937-1967 PAT Modernization
68 McKeesport via Duquesne 1937-1958 Duquesne Renewal
69 Squirrel Hill 1937-1958 Murray Ave.Repaving
71 Negley 1937-1967 PAT Modernization
73 Highland 1937-1967 PAT Modernization
75 E.Liberty-Wilkinsburg 1937-1967 PAT Modernization
76 Hamilton 1937-1967 PAT Modernization
77/54 North Side-Carrick 1942-1965 Brady St Bridge Closure
81 Atwood 1941-1951 Shuttle Route
82 Lincoln 1937-1967 PAT Modernization
85 Bedford 1940-1966 PAT Modernization
87 Ardmore 1940-1967 PAT Modernization
88 Frankstown 1937-1967 PAT Modernization
94 Aspinwall 1938-1960 62nd St Bridge Closing
96 E.Liberty-62nd St 1940-1960 Weak Line after 94 Abandonment
98 Glassport 1952-1963 Toronado Damage
Short Turn Trips not listed above are - 11 East St., 66 Wilkinsburg , 43 Neeld Ave.
PAT Modernization is Long Wording for BUS.
CAR HOUSES- PCC Cars There During...
Carrick 1938-1954
Craft Ave. 1937-1967
Charleroi 1949-1953
Glenwood 1937-1961
Homewood 1937-1960
Herron Hill 1940-1951
Highland Park 1937-1954
Ingram 1937-1959
Keating 1940-1965
Millvale 1938-1952
Manchester 1937-1959
Plummer St. 1938-1954
Rankin Dead Storage until 1967
South Hills 1937-1983 Replaced by the CSMA at South Hills Village. ( LRV )
Tylerdale 1946-1953
West Park
I have no information on this one, but I know it did exist. If anyone knows anything about this yard, please fill me in!
I am also including here a list of inclines that operated through the Pittsburgh area.
1. Kirk Lewis (Coal Incline/Hoist) - 1854 through unknown date
2. Monongahela (passenger) - May 28, 1870 through the present
3. Castle Shannon Coal - Circa 1870 through unknown date
4. Mount Oliver - 1872(1871?) through 1951
5. Duquesne - May 20, 1877 through the present
6. Fort Pitt - 1882 through circa 1900
7. Monongahela Freight - 1884(1883?) through 1935
8. Penn(17th Street) - 1884(1883?) through 1953
9. St. Clair(S. 22nd Street) - 1886 through 1935
10. Bellevue and Davis Island - 1887 through 1892
11. Nunnery Hill - 1887 through 1899
12. Troy Hill - 1887 through 1898
13. Ridgewood - 1889(1887/1888?) through 1900
14. Clifton - 1895(1888?) through 1905
15. Knoxville(S. 12th Street) - 1890 through 1960
16. Castle Shannon - 1890 through 1964
17. Castle Shannon South - 1892(1891?) through 1914
18. Norwood(Penny) - 1901 through 1923
19. Keeling Coal - Dates unknown
Bus and Rail Companies taken over to form PAT
Company Name Date "acquired"
Pittsburgh Railways Co. 3/1/64
Community Transit Service (both divisions) 3/2/64
Penn Transit (including New Kensington City Lines) 3/2/64
Shafer Coach Lines 3/3/64
Rogers Transit 3/3/64
Brentwood Motor Coach 3/4/64
DeBolt Lines 3/6/64
Poskin Bus Lines 3/6/64
Ridge Lines 3/9/64
Bigi 3/11/64
Trafford Coach Lines 3/12/64
Oriole Motor Coach Lines 3/12/64
Burrelli Transit Service (Westinghouse Valley Trailways) 3/16/64
Bacco Coach Lines 3/16/64
McKeesport Transit (and Wall Bus Lines) 3/19/64
Horrell Transportation 3/24/64
Ohio River Motor Coach 3/25/64
Austin Motor Coach 3/25/64
Wm. Penn Motor Coach (and McCoy Bros.) 3/31/64
Culmerville, Russellton & Cheswick Motor Coach 3/31/64
J. M. Ferguson Bus Co. 3/31/64
Duquesne Motor Coach Lines 4/15/64
Monongahela Incline 5/15/64
Dawson Motor Coach 5/20/64
Deere Bros. 5/28/64
Noble J. Dick (and Mon Valley Bus Co.) 6/26/64
Bamford Motor Coach Lines 7/10/64
Duquesne Incline 1/27/65
Carnegie Coach Co. 1/31/65