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2600 on Rt 60 on Richmond near Allegheny on June 20 1970.
The building on the left was the old Richmond Depot, which served Rts 54-Lehigh and 60-Allegheny in the early 1950's. When this depot closed on Sunday June 5 1955, Rt 60 was transferred to Allegheny Depot and Rt 54 was converted to bus and transferred to Cumberland. On Sunday, November 27 1955, Rt 60 was transferred from Allegheny to Luzerne. On Sunday June 17 1956, a new loop built at 35th and Allegheny enabled route 60 to be re-equipped with 2500-series PCC cars replacing 5200-series double-end cars. The 2500s on Rt 60 were made surplus by reduced summer schedules on Chestnut-Walnut routes 13 and 42. On Sunday June 21 1959, Rt 60 was converted to full-time one-man operation and given 2100-series all-electrics. In 1968, air-electrics returned to Rt 60 when the 2100's were transferred from Luzerne to Woodland for the subway-surface car lines. Ex-Toronto PCC's ran on Rt 60 from 1976 until its conversion to bus operation on Sunday September 4 1977.
The building on the left was the old Richmond Depot, which served Rts 54-Lehigh and 60-Allegheny in the early 1950's. When this depot closed on Sunday June 5 1955, Rt 60 was transferred to Allegheny Depot and Rt 54 was converted to bus and transferred to Cumberland. On Sunday, November 27 1955, Rt 60 was transferred from Allegheny to Luzerne. On Sunday June 17 1956, a new loop built at 35th and Allegheny enabled route 60 to be re-equipped with 2500-series PCC cars replacing 5200-series double-end cars. The 2500s on Rt 60 were made surplus by reduced summer schedules on Chestnut-Walnut routes 13 and 42. On Sunday June 21 1959, Rt 60 was converted to full-time one-man operation and given 2100-series all-electrics. In 1968, air-electrics returned to Rt 60 when the 2100's were transferred from Luzerne to Woodland for the subway-surface car lines. Ex-Toronto PCC's ran on Rt 60 from 1976 until its conversion to bus operation on Sunday September 4 1977.
Courtesy the Joe Testagrose collection; caption info from Dennis Linsky
