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The 67J McKeesport via
Blvd of the Allies can be traced back to the
Pittsburgh Railways Company. It
is one of the lesser known PAT routes and came into existence on 05/10/1930
as PRCo bus through bus route 18 and then the route designation became route
D on 11/13/1960 when PRCo renumbered all of the bus routes. This route was
one of the early cuts to streamline and consolidate transit service by PAT.
Garages assigned to the 67J:
- Manchester Garage - 03/01/64 - 09/08/64
Destination Signs:
The route used strictly window cards under PAT. The bus
may have been signed up as D McKeesport as it ran from Manchester and the
PRCo signs hadn't been replaced with the PAT signs but it would have carried
a 67J window card.
Routing:
From from McKeesport (AM)- Fifth Avenue at Market Street
via Fifth Avenue, Jerome Street Bridge, West Fifth Avenue, Dravosburg
Bridge, Pittsburgh-McKeesport Blvd, Interboro Avenue, Main Street, 22nd
Avenue, Maple Street, 15th Avenue, Glenn Street, 12th Avenue, Amity Street,
8th Avenue, Homestead High Level Bridge, Browns Hill, Beechwood Blvd,
Greenfield Bridge, Greenfield Road, Panther Hollow Road, Schenley Park
Drive, Forbes Avenue, Blvd of the Allies, Ferry Street (Stanwix), Liberty
Avenue, Grant Street, Oliver Avenue (2-way back then), Wood Street to Blvd
of the Allies.
From Pittsburgh (PM)- Blvd of the Allies, Ferry Street (Stanwix),
Liberty Avenue, Grant Street, Oliver Avenue (2-way back then), Wood Street,
Blvd of the Allies, Forbes Avenue Schenley Park Drive, Panther Hollow Road,
Greenfield Road, Greenfield Bridge, Beechwood Blvd, Browns Hill, Homestead
High Level Bridge, 8th Avenue, Amity Street, 12th Avenue, Glenn Street, 15th
Avenue, Maple Street, 22nd Avenue, Main Street, Interboro Avenue,
Pittsburgh-McKeesport Blvd, Dravosburg Bridge, West Fifth Avenue, Jerome
Street Bridge, Fifth Avenue to Market Street.
A one-way trip on the 67J took approximately 55 minutes.
Route Highlights:
Started: 03/01/64 (date of PRCo acquisition)
Ended: 09/08/64 as part of PAT's early route
consolidations
The 67J ran Monday through Friday with no
Saturday, Sunday or holiday service.
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This route only ran in the rush hour. Inbound in the
morning and outbound in the evening. Service levels are not currently
known.
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This was a premium fare route under the PAT fare
structure implemented on 08/30/64.
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It is not currently known where the passenger stop
restrictions were. Most through/premium fare routes had limited stops
and made very few stops on roads that already had service.
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Sources differ on the route name for the 67J. One
lists it as the 67J McKeesport via Blvd of the Allies and another lists
it as 67J McKeesport via Schenley Park.
Schedules (Known PAT issued schedules are listed):
There were no PAT schedules issued nor any folder number
assigned for this route. The route used the old PRCo schedules due to the
fact that the route was slated to be eliminated early.
Route Disposition:
The 67J was discontinued as part of PAT's elimination of
duplicate services from the various independent operators.
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The route map for the 67J will be added once drawn up |
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