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February 28, 1952 The Pennsylvania Railroad announced plans to abandon the Whitemarsh branch from Fort Washington to the Chestnut Hill branch connection between Allens Lane and St. Martin's because of low ridership despite the buildup of new territory in Cedarbrook. The start of PTC bus route X, the re-equipping of trolley routes 6 and 23 with new PCC cars, the restructuring of bus routes H, H-1, and S, and the start of new bus route XH, which all connected with the Reading Railroad's Chestnut Hill branch have cut into the PRR's ridership.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? February 28, 1953 Boston's first PCC car 3001, the only one built by St. Louis Car Company and known as the Queen Mary, was scrapped at Everett Shops because of a lack of a center-door on the left side and other non-standard features. It was built with Brooklyn's PCC cars.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? March 1, 1955 National City Lines took over Philadelphia Transportation Company and named Douglas H. Pratt, president of Baltimore Transportation Company, as new president.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? March 1, 1964 Port Authority of Allegheny County Transportation took over Pittsburgh Railways and the city's 31 independent bus companies.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Dennis M Linsky?