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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;<BR>The specs on 754.&nbsp; And how about those a/c motors???&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;<BR><a href="http://mata.org/754specs.htm">http://mata.org/754specs.htm</a><BR>&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br>&nbsp;<BR><div>&gt; From: hrbran@cavtel.net<br>&gt; Date: Sat, 3 Aug 2013 22:23:50 -0400<br>&gt; To: pittsburgh-railways@mailman.dementix.org<br>&gt; Subject: Re: [PRCo] McKinney Avenue restores another car<br>&gt; <br>&gt; All over Texas they have a habit of "rewriting" history to suit themselves,<br>&gt; including textbooks for use in the Texas public schools. I'm sure they<br>&gt; think they have a gosh-darn Peter Witt operating.............all the rest<br>&gt; of the world is wrong.<br>&gt; <br>&gt; <br>&gt; On Sat, Aug 3, 2013 at 5:32 PM, Fred Schneider &lt;fwschneider@comcast.net&gt;wrote:<br>&gt; <br>&gt; &gt; We had a discussion here about certain cars in Cleveland not being Peter<br>&gt; &gt; Witts….<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt; Well here is a video tape of a car they are calling a Peter Witt and "sure<br>&gt; &gt; a God made green apples," it isn't.   It was at one time but when Dallas<br>&gt; &gt; went one man, the center doors were received.   I would love to see proof<br>&gt; &gt; that Mr. Witt collected royalties.<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt; The trucks are not right on the rebuilt car either.   Originally it had<br>&gt; &gt; Brill cast frame trucks with coil springs over the journals and the<br>&gt; &gt; bolsters resting on elliptical springs hanging from the frame cord.   These<br>&gt; &gt; cars never had MCB trucks in revenue service.<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt; But it looks nice.<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuTiycs88ME<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt; _______________________________________________<br>&gt; &gt; Pittsburgh-railways mailing list<br>&gt; &gt; Pittsburgh-railways@mailman.dementix.org<br>&gt; &gt; https://mailman.dementix.org/mailman/listinfo/pittsburgh-railways<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; <br>&gt; <br>&gt; <br>&gt; -- <br>&gt; Herb Brannon<br>&gt; *In Pittsburgh...The Paris of<br>&gt; Appalachia&lt;http://www.arc.gov/appalachian_region/TheAppalachianRegion.asp&gt;<br>&gt; *<br>&gt; Let's Go Bucs<br>&gt; <br>&gt; <br>&gt; <br>&gt; -------------- next part --------------<br>&gt; An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br>&gt; URL: http://mailman.dementix.org/pipermail/pittsburgh-railways/attachments/20130803/863ddcff/attachment.html <br>&gt; _______________________________________________<br>&gt; Pittsburgh-railways mailing list<br>&gt; Pittsburgh-railways@mailman.dementix.org<br>&gt; https://mailman.dementix.org/mailman/listinfo/pittsburgh-railways<br></div>                                               </div>
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