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Route 16F came into PAT's route
structure from former Pittsburgh Railways Company (PRCo) bus route 7 Charles Street on
March 1, 1964. Prior to the PRCo bus route 7, the route can be traced to the 7 Charles
Street streetcar line. The switch from streetcar to bus occurred on September 1, 1961. The
16F route number was reincarnated in the 70's and applied to the former 19C City View
route and the Charles Street designation was reincarnated in the 80's as the 16G Charles
Street.
Garages assigned to the 16F:
- Manchester Garage - 03/01/64 - 10/22/66
Destination Signs:
Route ran with window cards and destination signs.
The 1800 series coaches had this reading. We're still researching to
see if it appeared on the split sign buses.
Routing:
Original inbound routing - Irwin at Charles Street via Charles Street,
Brightridge, Brighton Road, Brighton Place, Jacksonia, Monterey, Brighton Road, North
Avenue, Federal Street, East Ohio Street, Sandusky, Stockton, Federal Street, Sixth Street
Bridge, Sixth Street, Penn to Stanwix.
Original outbound routing - Penn at Stanwix via Stanwix, Ft. Duquesne
Blvd, Sixth Street Bridge, Federal Street, Stockton, Sandusky, East Ohio Street, Federal
Street, North Avenue, Monterey, Jacksonia, Brighton Place, Brighton Road, Charles Street,
Strauss, Irwin to Charles.
May 1, 1966 inbound routing - Irwin at Charles Street via Charles
Street, Brightridge, Brighton Road, Brighton Place, California, Brighton Road, North
Avenue, Federal Street, East Ohio Street, Sandusky, Stockton, Federal Street, Sixth Street
Bridge, Sixth Street, Penn to Stanwix.
May 1, 1966 outbound routing - Penn at Stanwix via Stanwix, Ft.
Duquesne Blvd, Sixth Street Bridge, Federal Street, Stockton, Sandusky, East Ohio Street,
Federal Street, North Avenue, Brighton Road, Charles Street, Strauss, Irwin to Charles.
June 26, 1966 inbound routing - Irwin at Charles Street via Charles
Street, Brightridge, Brighton Road, Brighton Place, California, Brighton Road, North
Avenue, Arch, Stockton, Federal Street, East Ohio Street, Sandusky, Stockton, Federal
Street, Sixth Street Bridge, Sixth Street, Penn to Stanwix.
June 26, 1966 outbound routing - Penn at Stanwix via Stanwix, Ft.
Duquesne Blvd, Sixth Street Bridge, Federal Street, Stockton, Arch, North Avenue, Brighton
Road, Charles Street, Strauss, Irwin to Charles.
The changes on the routing occurred due to Allegheny Center
construction as well as the City of Pittsburgh making some streets one way.
A one way trip on the regular routing took approximately 15 minutes.
Route Highlights:
Started: 03/01/64 (PAT's acquistion of PRCo - actual redesignation
from route 7 to 16F is not currently known).
Ended: 10/22/66 due to low ridership.
The 16F ran only Monday through Friday with no weekend or holiday
service.
The 16F outer terminus was the transfer point for the 19C City View
feeder bus. This was a hold over from PRCo trolley operations.
Schedules (Known PAT issued schedules are listed):
The 16F had 1 distinct schedule style issued.
The schedules from the Manchester Garage were folder PM-4 and were in
the early 60's style of plain white and of the fold out style being combined with the 6B
Spring Hill, 6C Spring Garden, 19C City View and the 11E Fineview. Schedules were
inconsistant in height and the number of panels over each issue.
- PM-4A - ?
- PM-4B - 11/22/64
- PM-4C - 01/10/65
- PM-4D - 06/27/65 - corrected to 07/17/65
- PM-4E - 02/27/66
- PM-4F - 05/01/66 - 11E Fineview added to schedule
- PM-4G - 06/26/66
- PM-4H - ?
There may have been schedules issued prior to PM-4A and were typically
reprinted former operator schedules.
Route Disposition:
The 16F was discontinued with the 19C being extended further into the
North Side and making transfer connections with the 11E at Perrysville and Charles as well
as routes that served Allegheny Center.
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The route map for the 16F and an early example of one of the schedules. |
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