Pennsylvania Department of Highways v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission

Opinion by

Hirt, J.,

The proceedings which gave rise to this appeal had their beginning in December 1951 when Pittsburgh Railways Company applied to the Public Utility Commission, under §202 of the Public Utility Law of May 28, 1937, P. L. 1053, as amended, 66 PS §1122, for leave to abandon its street railway service on a portion of “Route 2 — Etna” and “Route J — Millvale” between the intersection of East Ohio Street and Troy Hill Road in the City of Pittsburgh, and the boroughs *583of Etna and Millvale. Concurrently with the above applications the Railways Company also sought approval of its…