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<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> | |||
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[[ | ==Further reading== | ||
''See also:'' | |||
*[[Pittsburgh Motor Coach Company]] | |||
==References== | |||
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[[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
- 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
Streetcar
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 |
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(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.
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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.
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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.
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1600-1699 | 1944 | St. Louis | PCC | SE | WH 1432 (1600-1674)
GE #### (1675-1699) |
Clark B-2 | Order number 1646.
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1763 | 1898-1899 | LaClede | Order number 433.
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1700-1724 | 1947 | St. Louis | PCC | SE | WH 1432 (1700-1724) | StL B-3 | Order number 1669.
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1724-1799 | 1947 | St. Louis | PCC | SE | WH 1432 (1724-1774)
GE 1220 (1775-1799) |
Clark B-2 | Order number 1669.
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2100-2101 | 1912 | PRCo (in house) |
In-house built from two single-truck cars each.
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3001-3060 | Feb 1902 | St. Louis | 11-bench car | Order number 262.
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3100-3199 | 1903 | LaClede | Order number 552.
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3200-3209 | 1903 | LaClede | Order number 572.
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3210-3299 | 1903 | LaClede | Order number 583.
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3330-3344 | 1901 | LaClede | Order number 532.
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3390-3399 | 1908 | St. Louis | WH 93 | Double-ended closed wooden car. | ||||
34## | 1905 | St. Louis | Unknown total of cars.
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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.
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37## | 1925 | Osgood Bradley | Unknown total of cars.
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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.
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4350-4399 | 1917 | St. Louis | Low-floor design with fewer steps.
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4700-4774 | 1916 | Cincinnati | WH 514A | Order number 2050.
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4775-4799 | 1918 | Cincinnati | WH 514A | Order number 2065.
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49## | 1923 | St. Louis | Unknown total of cars. | |||||
6000 | 1912 | PRCo (in house) |
(4) WH 247 | Double-decker streetcar.
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6001-6005 | 1914 | McGuire-Cummings | Double-decker streetcar.
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6001 (2nd) |
1928 | Osgood Bradley | WH 1425 | |||||
6002 (2nd) |
1929 | Osgood Bradley |
Further reading
See also:
References
- ↑ American Car and Foundry production list
- ↑ Mack Trucks production list
- ↑ General Motors Corporation production list
- ↑ St. Louis Car Company production list
- ↑ Laclede Car Company production list
- ↑ J. G. Brill Company production list
- ↑ Cincinnati Car Company production list
- ↑ Pullman-Standard Car Company production list