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<DIV><FONT size=4>Bob</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>And I have done my damndest to try to convince Dick Hasselman
to write a book about his career—even offered to be the ghost writer.
Absolutely no success. What a shame.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>I have substantially edited and in parts rewritten and added
to a history of Wheeling Traction Co. for Seashore, but they lack the will (or
money) to publish it. Again, a shame.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>Perhaps Ed could negotiate a release of the incomplete project
to PTM!?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>Dwight</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=bobrathke@comcast.net
href="mailto:bobrathke@comcast.net">Bob Rathke</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Friday, 19 July, 2013 12:46</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=pittsburgh-railways@mailman.dementix.org
href="mailto:pittsburgh-railways@mailman.dementix.org">Western PA Trolley
discussion</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [PRCo] PRC 1400 Series PCC in
Museum</DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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six years ago a friend wrote a railroad book. Since then he's been asked
to write a follow-up book but he has absolutely no interest in re-open ing the
subject. <BR><BR>----- Original Message -----<BR>From: "Fred Schneider"
<fwschneider@comcast.net> <BR>To: "Western PA Trolley discussion"
<pittsburgh-railways@mailman.dementix.org> <BR>Sent: Friday, July 19, 2013
10:41:19 AM <BR>Subject: Re: [PRCo] PRC 1400 Series PCC in Museum <BR><BR><BR>In
my mind, John, I also questioned whether or not Seashore would have bothered to
regauge Pittsburgh trucks or simply get a pair of standard gauge B2 trucks from
Boston. The fans would never know. But I admit to not
wasting my time to see what happened to all the wartime era Boston PCCs.
<BR><BR>It's one thing to write the book on the subject. Another
thing to keep one's head so involved in that topic that you miss everything else
going on in the world since 1980. The answer is, once those books
were put to bed, I went on to other interests. <BR><BR><BR><BR>On Jul 18, 2013,
at 9:51 PM, John Swindler wrote: <BR><BR>> <BR>> <BR>> huh, Fred???
<BR>> <BR>> Alan Pegler never had a Royal Scot. Those were
London-Midland-Scottish 4-6-0 types used on the West Coast main line. The
first one - #6100 Royal Scot has been preserved. <BR>>
<BR>> The "Flying Scotsman" is an A-3 class London and Northeastern
'pacific' type loco used on the East Coast main line. <BR>> <BR>> The only
similarity is that both made trips to US, but neither you nor I ever saw the
Royal Scot in this country - it's US visit was during 1930s. <BR>> <BR>>
As for PRC 1440, finding this link falls into the category of just dumb
luck. Any reason Seashore would re-gauge the PRC trucks rather than use an
extra set of Boston PCC trucks???? <BR>> <BR>>
http://www.trolleymuseum.org/collection/browse.php?id=01440SPA <BR>> <BR>>
<BR>> <BR>> <BR>>> From: fwschneider@comcast.net <BR>>> Date:
Thu, 18 Jul 2013 19:49:27 -0400 <BR>>> To:
pittsburgh-railways@mailman.dementix.org <BR>>> Subject: Re: [PRCo] PRC
1400 Series PCC in Museum <BR>>> <BR>>> Here is a link to 1440 on
Seashore's web site. <BR>>> <BR>>>
http://www.trolleymuseum.org/collection/browse.php?id=01440SPA <BR>>>
<BR>>> I have no idea what shape it is in today. Remember when Alan
Pegler's Royal Scot (4472) was running in the U. S. A? I
think it is called the Flying Scotsman today and there is a joke on line about
renaming it after the prime minister by simply removing the F from the
name. <BR>>> <BR>>> Well, I think that might have been
about 1969. I went up on the Night Clunker from Philly to Providence
and met Bill Middleton (the Navy had him in Newport, RI then) and we spent the
weekend chasing a British steam engine and riding trolleys at
Seashore. That was the only time I saw 1440 and it looked pretty
good them. I have been up that way one or two times since but
I didn't see it out. <BR>>> <BR>>> <BR>>> <BR>>> On Jul
18, 2013, at 4:39 PM, Edward H. Lybarger wrote: <BR>>> <BR>>>> It
was operable at that time. I presume it still is...can't find a photo of
it -- or most other cars -- on their website. <BR>>>> <BR>>>
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