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==Bus==
'''Pittsburgh Railways Company''' is a former public transit operator for the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  It was a result of an amalgamation of the [[Consolidated Traction Company]] and [[United Traction Company]], both of Pittsburgh.
===Roster===
 
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==History==
''This section is incomplete.''
 
===Timeline===
 
*1902:  Pittsburgh Railways Company created from [[Consolidated Traction Company]] and [[United Traction Company]].
*1925-1954:  Pittsburgh Railways Company becomes subsidiary of [[Standard Gas and Electric Company]].
*1964:  Pittsburgh Railways sold to [[Port Authority of Allegheny County]].
*1967:  Pittsburgh Railways Company and Port Authority of Allegheny County close on the sale.
 
==All-time roster==
 
===Bus===
<ref>American Car and Foundry production list</ref> <ref>Mack Trucks production list</ref> <ref>General Motors Corporation production list</ref>
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|[[Pittsburgh Railways Company 60-69|60-69]]
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|[[Pittsburgh Railways Company 70-83|70-83]]
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|[[Pittsburgh Railways Company 150-153, 155, 158-166, 169, 171, 175, 177, 179-181, 184-185, 188-193|150-153, 155, 158-166, 169, 171, 175, 177, 179-181, 184-185, 188-193]]
|[[Pittsburgh Railways Company 150-153, 155, 158-166, 169, 171, 175, 177, 179-181, 184-185, 188-193|150-153, 155, 158-166, 169, 171, 175, 177, 179-181, 184-185, 188-193]]
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|[[Pittsburgh Railways Company 200-229|200-229]]
|[[Pittsburgh Railways Company 200-229|200-229]]
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|[[Pittsburgh Railways Company 230-249|230-249]]
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|[[Pittsburgh Railways Company 250-273|250-273]]
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|[[Pittsburgh Railways Company 274-288|274-288]]
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|[[Pittsburgh Railways Company 289-317|289-317]]
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|[[Pittsburgh Railways Company 376-380, 382-391, 393|376-380, 382-391, 393]]
|[[Pittsburgh Railways Company 376-380, 382-391, 393|376-380, 382-391, 393]]
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|[[Pittsburgh Railways Company 501-519|501-519]]
|[[Pittsburgh Railways Company 501-519|501-519]]
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|align="left" |To [[Port Authority of Allegheny County]] 501-519.
| align="left" |To [[Port Authority of Allegheny County]] 501-519.
* 501 continues to Pierce Transit 403.
 
*501 continues to [[Pierce Transit]] 403.
*516 continues to [[New Castle Area Transit Authority]] 516 (leased).
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==Streetcar==
===Streetcar===
<ref>St. Louis Car Company production list</ref> <ref>Laclede Car Company production list</ref> <ref>J. G. Brill Company production list</ref> <ref>Cincinnati Car Company production list</ref> <ref>Pullman-Standard Car Company production list</ref>


Of note:  Pittsburgh Railways Company operated the largest fleet of continuously operating PCC cars in the world.
Of note:  Pittsburgh Railways Company operated the largest fleet of continuously operating PCC cars in the world.


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!scope="col" style="width: 125px;"|Motors
! scope="col" style="width: 125px;" |Motors
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|align="left"|Order number unknown.
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|WH 1432
|WH 1432
|Clark B-2
|Clark B-2
|align="left"|Order number 1603.
| align="left" |Order number 1603.
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|1000-1099
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GE 1198 (1075-1099)
GE 1198 (1075-1099)
|Clark B-2
|Clark B-2
|align="left"|Order number 1604.
| align="left" |Order number 1604.
* 1026, 1051 burned at Homewood Barn fire on May 19, 1955.
 
* 25 cars scrapped in 1959.
*1026, 1051 burned at Homewood Barn fire on May 19, 1955.
* Seven cars scrapped at Ingram Carhouse in April and May of 1961.
*25 cars scrapped in 1959.
* 48 cars scrapped at Rankin Carhouse in September and October 1961.
*Seven cars scrapped at Ingram Carhouse in April and May of 1961.
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*48 cars scrapped at Rankin Carhouse in September and October 1961.
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|1100-1199
|1100-1199
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GE 1198 (1175-1199)
GE 1198 (1175-1199)
|Clark B-2
|Clark B-2
|align="left"|Order number 1610.
| align="left" |Order number 1610.
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|1200-1299
|1200-1299
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GE 1198 (1275-1299)
GE 1198 (1275-1299)
|Clark B-2
|Clark B-2
|align="left"|Order number 1620.
| align="left" |Order number 1620.
* Car 1264 transported to Buffalo, New York and exhibited on a railroad flat car behind Buffalo Memorial Auditorium from May 31 to June 5, 1941.  The car, although sponsored by the then Mayor of Buffalo, was not supported by either the Buffalo City Council, nor the [[International Railway Company]] (the public transit provider at the time).  The International Railway Company went as far as refuse to have anything to do with it, therefore never was put in service on an IRC-controlled streetcar track nor line.  The car was returned to Pittsburgh.
 
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*Car 1264 transported to Buffalo, New York and exhibited on a railroad flat car behind Buffalo Memorial Auditorium from May 31 to June 5, 1941.  The car, although sponsored by the then Mayor of Buffalo, was not supported by either the Buffalo City Council, nor the [[International Railway Company]] (the public transit provider at the time).  The International Railway Company went as far as refuse to have anything to do with it, therefore never was put in service on an IRC-controlled streetcar track nor line.  The car was returned to Pittsburgh.
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|1400-1499
|1400-1499
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GE 1198 (1475-1499)
GE 1198 (1475-1499)
|Clark B-2
|Clark B-2
|align="left"|Order number 1633.
| align="left" |Order number 1633.
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|1500-1564
|1500-1564
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GE #### (1550-1564)
GE #### (1550-1564)
|Clark B-2
|Clark B-2
|align="left"|Order number 1639.
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|16##
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|align="left"|Order number 462.
| align="left" |Order number 462.
* Ex-West End Traction Company 120-129.
 
* Re-numbered 1649, 1613, 1617, 1646, 1614, 1675, 1651, 1633, 1652, 1682.
*Ex-West End Traction Company 120-129.
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*Re-numbered 1649, 1613, 1617, 1646, 1614, 1675, 1651, 1633, 1652, 1682.
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|1600-1699
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GE #### (1675-1699)
GE #### (1675-1699)
|Clark B-2
|Clark B-2
|align="left"|Order number 1646.
| align="left" |Order number 1646.
* Unique characteristics of series:
 
:* 1600:  All-electric prototype.
*Unique characteristics of series:
:* 1630:  Equipped with ceiling fans and monitor roof.
 
:* 1615-1619 and 1644-1648 modified similar to 1700-1724 cars in 1948, for use on interurban lines to Washington and Charleroi.
:*1600:  All-electric prototype.
:* Some rebuilt and renumbered into 1700-series.
:*1630:  Equipped with ceiling fans and monitor roof.
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:*1615-1619 and 1644-1648 modified similar to 1700-1724 cars in 1948, for use on interurban lines to Washington and Charleroi.
:*Some rebuilt and renumbered into 1700-series.
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|1763
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|align="left"|Order number 433.
| align="left" |Order number 433.
* From [[Charleroi Railways]] 101.
 
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*From [[Charleroi Railways]] 101.
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|1700-1724
|1700-1724
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|WH 1432 (1700-1724)
|WH 1432 (1700-1724)
|StL B-3
|StL B-3
|align="left"|Order number 1669.
| align="left" |Order number 1669.
* Equipped with B-3 trucks.
 
* To [[Port Authority of Allegheny County]], same numbers.
*Equipped with B-3 trucks.
:* Some cars (1700, 1702, 1709, 1719, 1720) trucks rebuilt with new LRT-styled fronts and renumbered into 4000-series by PAT shops.  Cars retired on September 4, 1999.  Some cars continue further to museums or locations for preservation.
*To [[Port Authority of Allegheny County]], same numbers.
* 1703 to [[Vintage Electric Streetcar Company]].
 
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:*Some cars (1700, 1702, 1709, 1719, 1720) trucks rebuilt with new LRT-styled fronts and renumbered into 4000-series by PAT shops.  Cars retired on September 4, 1999.  Some cars continue further to museums or locations for preservation.
 
*1703 to [[Vintage Electric Streetcar Company]].
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|1724-1799
|1724-1799
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|1947
|1947
|[[St. Louis Car Company|St. Louis]]
|[[St. Louis Car Company|St. Louis]]
|[[Presidents' Conference Committee Streetcar|PCC]]  
|[[Presidents' Conference Committee Streetcar|PCC]]
|SE
|SE
|WH 1432 (1724-1774)
|WH 1432 (1724-1774)
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GE 1220 (1775-1799)
GE 1220 (1775-1799)
|Clark B-2
|Clark B-2
|align="left"|Order number 1669.
| align="left" |Order number 1669.
* Equipped with B-2B trucks and roof mounted sealed-beam headlight, specifically for use on interurban lines to Washington and Charleroi.
 
* To [[Port Authority of Allegheny County]], same numbers.
*Equipped with B-2B trucks and roof mounted sealed-beam headlight, specifically for use on interurban lines to Washington and Charleroi.
:* Some cars (1729, 1731, 1733, 1739, 1740, 1757, 1762, 1767) trucks rebuilt with new LRT-styled fronts and renumbered into 4000-series by PAT shops.  Cars retired on September 4, 1999.  Some cars continue further to museums or locations for preservation.
*To [[Port Authority of Allegheny County]], same numbers.
* 1736, 1738, 1741, 1750-1751, 1754, 1771, 1777 to [[Vintage Electric Streetcar Company]].
 
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:*Some cars (1729, 1731, 1733, 1739, 1740, 1757, 1762, 1767) trucks rebuilt with new LRT-styled fronts and renumbered into 4000-series by PAT shops.  Cars retired on September 4, 1999.  Some cars continue further to museums or locations for preservation.
 
*1736, 1738, 1741, 1750-1751, 1754, 1771, 1777 to [[Vintage Electric Streetcar Company]].
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|2100-2101
|2100-2101
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|align="left"|In-house built from two single-truck cars each.
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* Scrapped in May, 1927.
 
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*Scrapped in May, 1927.
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|3001-3060
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|align="left"|Order number 262.
| align="left" |Order number 262.
* Scrapped by January 9, 1929.
 
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*Scrapped by January 9, 1929.
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|3100-3199
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|align="left"|Order number 552.
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* Scrapped by January 9, 1929.
 
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*Scrapped by January 9, 1929.
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|3200-3209
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|align="left"|Order number 572.
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* Scrapped by January 9, 1929.
 
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*Scrapped by January 9, 1929.
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|3210-3299
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|align="left"|Order number 583.
| align="left" |Order number 583.
* Scrapped by January 9, 1929.
 
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*Scrapped by January 9, 1929.
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|3330-3344
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|align="left"|Order number 532.
| align="left" |Order number 532.
* Received ?
 
* Ex-[[Southern Traction Company]] (PA) 140-154.
*Received ?
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*Ex-[[Southern Traction Company]] (PA) 140-154.
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|3390-3399
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|WH 93
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|align="left"|Double-ended closed wooden car.
| align="left" |Double-ended closed wooden car.
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|align="left"|Unknown total of cars.
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* 3416, 3487 known to have existed.
 
:* 3487 preserved at Pennsylvania Trolley Museum.
*3416, 3487 known to have existed.
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:*3487 preserved at Pennsylvania Trolley Museum.
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|3550
|3550
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|WH 303
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|align="left"|Scrapped in 1932.
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|3600-3619
|3600-3619
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|align="left"|Single-end suburban cars, 53 foot long.
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|3700-3714
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|align="left"|Interurban cars, center doors.
| align="left" |Interurban cars, center doors.
* Only arch roof car purchased by PRCo.
 
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*Only arch roof car purchased by PRCo.
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|align="left"|Unknown total of cars.
| align="left" |Unknown total of cars.
:* 3756 to [[Pennsylvania Trolley Museum]].
 
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:*3756 to [[Pennsylvania Trolley Museum]].
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|3800-3814
|3800-3814
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|align="left"|Scrapped between 1948-1952, replaced by 1700-series [[Presidents' Conference Committee Streetcar|PCC]] cars.
| align="left" |Scrapped between 1948-1952, replaced by 1700-series [[Presidents' Conference Committee Streetcar|PCC]] cars.
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|4000-4029
|4000-4029
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|align="left"|Order number 16863.
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|4030-4079
|4030-4079
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|align="left"|Order number 16950.
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|41##
|41##
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|align="left"|Unknown total of cars.
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|43##
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|1914
|1915-1927
|[[St. Louis Car Company|St. Louis]]
|[[J. M. Jones' Sons|Jones]]
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|align="left"|Unknown total of cars.
| align="left" |1000 cars built between 1915-1927.
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*Although cars were painted a safety orange, environmental conditions faded the cars to a yellow color.
*Some cars operated into the mid-50's.
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|4350-4399
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|align="left"|Low-floor design with fewer steps.
| align="left" |Low-floor design with fewer steps.
* 4398 is preserved at the [[Pennsylvania Trolley Museum]].
 
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*4398 is preserved at the [[Pennsylvania Trolley Museum]].
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|4700-4774
|4700-4774
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|WH 514A
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|align="left"|Order number 2050.
| align="left" |Order number 2050.
* Scrapped in 1942, on arrival of 1400-series [[Presidents' Conference Committee Streetcar|PCC]] cars.
 
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*Scrapped in 1942, on arrival of 1400-series [[Presidents' Conference Committee Streetcar|PCC]] cars.
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|4775-4799
|4775-4799
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|align="left"|Order number 2065.
| align="left" |Order number 2065.
* Scrapped in 1942, on arrival of 1400-series [[Presidents' Conference Committee Streetcar|PCC]] cars.
 
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*Scrapped in 1942, on arrival of 1400-series [[Presidents' Conference Committee Streetcar|PCC]] cars.
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|49##
|49##
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|align="left"|Unknown total of cars.
| align="left" |Unknown total of cars.
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|6000
|6000
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|align="left"|Double-decker streetcar.
| align="left" |Double-decker streetcar.
* Scrapped in 1925.
 
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*Scrapped in 1925.
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|6001-6005
|6001-6005
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|align="left"|Double-decker streetcar.
| align="left" |Double-decker streetcar.
* Scrapped in June, 1927.
 
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*Scrapped in June, 1927.
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|6001<br>(2nd)
|6001<br>(2nd)
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|WH 1425
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|6002<br>(2nd)
|6002<br>(2nd)
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[[Category:Pennsylvania transit agencies]]
==Further reading==
''See also:''
 
*[[Pittsburgh Motor Coach Company]]
 
==References==
<references />
 
[[Category:Defunct Pennsylvania transit agencies]]
[[Category:Defunct Pennsylvania transit agencies]]

Latest revision as of 01:31, 15 January 2021

Pittsburgh Railways Company is a former public transit operator for the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was a result of an amalgamation of the Consolidated Traction Company and United Traction Company, both of Pittsburgh.

History

This section is incomplete.

Timeline

All-time roster

Bus

[1] [2] [3]

Fleet number(s) Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
45-59 1951 AC&F C-31 To Port Authority of Allegheny County 45-59.
60-69 10/1957 Mack C-47-DT To Port Authority of Allegheny County 60-69.
70-83 9/1958 Mack C-47-DT To Port Authority of Allegheny County 70-83.
150-153, 155, 158-166, 169, 171, 175, 177, 179-181, 184-185, 188-193 1948 AC&F C-27 To Port Authority of Allegheny County 150-153, 155, 158-166, 169, 171, 175, 177, 179-181, 184-185, 188-193.
200-229 4-5/1952 GMC TDH-4509 To Port Authority of Allegheny County 200-229.
230-249 1/1953 GMC TDH-4509 To Port Authority of Allegheny County 230-249.
250-273 11/1953 GMC TDH-4512 To Port Authority of Allegheny County 250-273.
274-288 8/1956 GMC TDH-4512 To Port Authority of Allegheny County 274-288.
289-317 6/1959 GMC TDH-4512 To Port Authority of Allegheny County 289-317.
376-380, 382-391, 393 1949 AC&F C-27 To Port Authority of Allegheny County 376-380, 382-391, 393.
501-519 11/1960 GMC TDH-4517 To Port Authority of Allegheny County 501-519.

Streetcar

[4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Of note: Pittsburgh Railways Company operated the largest fleet of continuously operating PCC cars in the world.

Fleet

number(s)

Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Ends Motors Trucks Notes
(120 cars) LaClede Order number unknown.
100 Jul 1936 St. Louis PCC SE WH 1432 Clark B-2 Order number 1603.
1000-1099 1936 St. Louis PCC SE WH 1432 (1000-1074)

GE 1198 (1075-1099)

Clark B-2 Order number 1604.
  • 1026, 1051 burned at Homewood Barn fire on May 19, 1955.
  • 25 cars scrapped in 1959.
  • Seven cars scrapped at Ingram Carhouse in April and May of 1961.
  • 48 cars scrapped at Rankin Carhouse in September and October 1961.
1100-1199 1937 St. Louis PCC SE WH 1432 (1100-1174)

GE 1198 (1175-1199)

Clark B-2 Order number 1610.
1200-1299 1937 St. Louis PCC SE WH 1432 (1200-1274)

GE 1198 (1275-1299)

Clark B-2 Order number 1620.
  • Car 1264 transported to Buffalo, New York and exhibited on a railroad flat car behind Buffalo Memorial Auditorium from May 31 to June 5, 1941. The car, although sponsored by the then Mayor of Buffalo, was not supported by either the Buffalo City Council, nor the International Railway Company (the public transit provider at the time). The International Railway Company went as far as refuse to have anything to do with it, therefore never was put in service on an IRC-controlled streetcar track nor line. The car was returned to Pittsburgh.
1400-1499 1941 St. Louis PCC SE WH 1432 (1400-1474)

GE 1198 (1475-1499)

Clark B-2 Order number 1633.
1500-1564 1942 St. Louis PCC SE WH 1432 (1500-1549)

GE #### (1550-1564)

Clark B-2 Order number 1639.
16## 1899 LaClede Order number 462.
  • Ex-West End Traction Company 120-129.
  • Re-numbered 1649, 1613, 1617, 1646, 1614, 1675, 1651, 1633, 1652, 1682.
1600-1699 1944 St. Louis PCC SE WH 1432 (1600-1674)

GE #### (1675-1699)

Clark B-2 Order number 1646.
  • Unique characteristics of series:
  • 1600: All-electric prototype.
  • 1630: Equipped with ceiling fans and monitor roof.
  • 1615-1619 and 1644-1648 modified similar to 1700-1724 cars in 1948, for use on interurban lines to Washington and Charleroi.
  • Some rebuilt and renumbered into 1700-series.
1763 1898-1899 LaClede Order number 433.
1700-1724 1947 St. Louis PCC SE WH 1432 (1700-1724) StL B-3 Order number 1669.
  • Some cars (1700, 1702, 1709, 1719, 1720) trucks rebuilt with new LRT-styled fronts and renumbered into 4000-series by PAT shops. Cars retired on September 4, 1999. Some cars continue further to museums or locations for preservation.
1724-1799 1947 St. Louis PCC SE WH 1432 (1724-1774)

GE 1220 (1775-1799)

Clark B-2 Order number 1669.
  • Equipped with B-2B trucks and roof mounted sealed-beam headlight, specifically for use on interurban lines to Washington and Charleroi.
  • To Port Authority of Allegheny County, same numbers.
  • Some cars (1729, 1731, 1733, 1739, 1740, 1757, 1762, 1767) trucks rebuilt with new LRT-styled fronts and renumbered into 4000-series by PAT shops. Cars retired on September 4, 1999. Some cars continue further to museums or locations for preservation.
2100-2101 1912 PRCo
(in house) 		In-house built from two single-truck cars each.
  • Scrapped in May, 1927.
3001-3060 Feb 1902 St. Louis 11-bench car Order number 262.
  • Scrapped by January 9, 1929.
3100-3199 1903 LaClede Order number 552.
  • Scrapped by January 9, 1929.
3200-3209 1903 LaClede Order number 572.
  • Scrapped by January 9, 1929.
3210-3299 1903 LaClede Order number 583.
  • Scrapped by January 9, 1929.
3330-3344 1901 LaClede Order number 532.
3390-3399 1908 St. Louis WH 93 Double-ended closed wooden car.
34## 1905 St. Louis Unknown total of cars.
  • 3416, 3487 known to have existed.
  • 3487 preserved at Pennsylvania Trolley Museum.
3550 1909 Niles WH 303 Scrapped in 1932.
3600-3619 Kuhlman Single-end suburban cars, 53 foot long.
3700-3714 1917-1918 Brill Interurban cars, center doors.
  • Only arch roof car purchased by PRCo.
37## 1925 Osgood Bradley Unknown total of cars.
3800-3814 1928 St. Louis WH 535A Scrapped between 1948-1952, replaced by 1700-series PCC cars.
4000-4029 1909 Brill PAYE Order number 16863.
4030-4079 1909 Brill PAYE Order number 16950.
41## 1911 Pressed Steel Unknown total of cars.
43## 1915-1927 Jones 1000 cars built between 1915-1927.
  • Although cars were painted a safety orange, environmental conditions faded the cars to a yellow color.
  • Some cars operated into the mid-50's.
4350-4399 1917 St. Louis Low-floor design with fewer steps.
4700-4774 1916 Cincinnati WH 514A Order number 2050.
  • Scrapped in 1942, on arrival of 1400-series PCC cars.
4775-4799 1918 Cincinnati WH 514A Order number 2065.
  • Scrapped in 1942, on arrival of 1400-series PCC cars.
49## 1923 St. Louis Unknown total of cars.
6000 1912 PRCo
(in house) 		(4) WH 247 Double-decker streetcar.
  • Scrapped in 1925.
6001-6005 1914 McGuire-Cummings Double-decker streetcar.
  • Scrapped in June, 1927.
6001
(2nd) 		1928 Osgood Bradley WH 1425
6002
(2nd) 		1929 Osgood Bradley

Further reading

See also:

References

  1. ↑ American Car and Foundry production list
  2. ↑ Mack Trucks production list
  3. ↑ General Motors Corporation production list
  4. ↑ St. Louis Car Company production list
  5. ↑ Laclede Car Company production list
  6. ↑ J. G. Brill Company production list
  7. ↑ Cincinnati Car Company production list
  8. ↑ Pullman-Standard Car Company production list
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