The operator is taking his layover after transporting passengers to Pittsburgh’s zoo, located in Highland Park beyond. One wonders if any of them were inspired to go out and buy an Electro-Air ... (more)

Most cars painted by new operator PAT in 1964-65 were former advertising cars but a few 1700s damaged in accidents also qualified. The 1797 shares the view with a pair of Chrysler Corporation pro... (more)

At Swissvale Av and Jane St at the east end of Wilkinsburg PA, cars from downtown via Forbes (Route 64), Fifth Av (Route 76) and Penn Av (Route 87) all passed or terminated, as this 76 is about to... (more)

Routes 55 EAST PITTSBURGH and 56 McKEESPORT VIA 2ND AV used the Glenwood Bridge to cross the Monongahela River. This car is returning to Pittsburgh. Autos were not always welcome on what was ori... (more)

One of several routes that used 2nd Av to reach east end districts was the 58 GREENFIELD. Routes 55, 56 and 57 used the foreground trackage. Hands up if you remember the days of Plaid Stamps and... (more)

The near north side of Pittsburgh was liberally laced with streetcar lines. Here the 13, 14 and 15 came east on North Av to meet the 8, 21 and terminating routes 22 and 77/54 on Federal St. A bl... (more)

It’s a quiet May afternoon and the peace of Perrysville Av is briefly disturbed by the air brakes of 1464 as it decants two ladies (one of whom was apparently expecting rain!) while a Buick wait... (more)

Traffic backs up on the 6th St Bridge as the 22 CROSSTOWN car brings a load of passengers from the north side. Check out the variety of old cars, including a beat-up VW Beetle, a Dodge and a grand... (more)

In its last days of service, a 1200 series with a freshly repainted front panel passes the new passing siding at Dormont, installed so that short turn 42 DORMONT cars could lay over while 42/38 ca... (more)

The Overbrook line once featured large sections of single track. Here a PCC races through a crumbling crossing along Denise St at Hawridge Way in Overbrook. Hard to believe this is just a couple... (more)

The back door line through Dormont PA was lush with vegitation, perhaps to protect homeowners from curious onlookers as the cars whizzed past. A 42/38 approaches Park Av.

Lincoln Av, where it crossed over Washington Blvd, was not among Pittsburgh’s more elite neighborhoods in 1966. Even so there was a hint of former elegance to the buildings bordering the cobble... (more)

Pittsburgh Billboard cars displayed many civic and commercial ads between 1942 and 1965 but rarely a political one. Apparently this example was ineffective as the sponsor lost.

Routes of the PRC reached far and wide. Favorited by many enthusiasts was the 56 McKEESPORT VIA 2ND AV, shown here as a PCC is about to cross the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad at grade in downtown Mc... (more)

The mid winter woods below McKinley Park trestle on the Overbrook line were bleak. In a scene so stark it’s almost black and white a bright red PCC breaks the silence as it thunders across the ... (more)