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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'> <BR> <BR> <BR>We tend to use the term 're-gauge', which implies modifying the original trucks. But suspect it would be a lot cheaper to swap for trucks that are already standard gauge. In the end, same difference - 1440 is operable on Seashore track, only quicker and cheaper. <BR> <BR>PTM has the opposite problem - finding broad gauge trucks to fit under standard gauge equipment without going to expense of re-gauging. I suspect the Boston dump car is an example. However, the open car did not lend itself to an easy expedient. <BR> <BR>Never paid much attention to re-gauging issues until the Trolley Fare accounts on work that had to be done for several recent PTM acquisitions. <BR> <BR><br> <BR><div>> From: dwightlong@verizon.net<br>> To: pittsburgh-railways@mailman.dementix.org<br>> Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2013 03:20:42 -0400<br>> Subject: Re: [PRCo] PRC 1400 Series PCC in Museum<br>> <br>> <br>> John<br>> <br>> Perhaps so they could operate it on their standard gauge track? What am I missing in this question?<br>> <br>> Dwight<br>> <br>> From: John Swindler <br>> Sent: Thursday, 18 July, 2013 21:51<br>> To: Western PA Trolley discussion <br>> Subject: Re: [PRCo] PRC 1400 Series PCC in Museum<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>> > <br>> > <br>> > <br>> > <br>> > <br>> > _______________________________________________<br>> > Pittsburgh-railways mailing list<br>> > Pittsburgh-railways@mailman.dementix.org<br>> > https://mailman.dementix.org/mailman/listinfo/pittsburgh-railways<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> -------------- next part --------------<br>> An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br>> URL: http://mailman.dementix.org/pipermail/pittsburgh-railways/attachments/20130718/a2bda6b8/attachment.html <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Pittsburgh-railways mailing list<br>> Pittsburgh-railways@mailman.dementix.org<br>> https://mailman.dementix.org/mailman/listinfo/pittsburgh-railways<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> -------------- next part --------------<br>> An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br>> URL: http://mailman.dementix.org/pipermail/pittsburgh-railways/attachments/20130719/ea7f5111/attachment.html <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Pittsburgh-railways mailing list<br>> Pittsburgh-railways@mailman.dementix.org<br>> https://mailman.dementix.org/mailman/listinfo/pittsburgh-railways<br></div> </div>
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