Car 1782

[Kenneth and Tracie Josephson]

It reached 65 degrees in Las Vegas yesterday. In an effort to empathize
with my fellow list members still living in the Mid Atlantic or
Northeast regions, I went through my Pittsburgh photo collection to look
at some snow shots. 

I found a nice shot of car 1782 on Route 10. The date was February
9,1964. Snow everywhere. The car no longer had its dash lights, but
still sported its "white face" and headlight wings. I also noticed the
motorman's dash vent was sealed with what appeared to common duct tape.

Shots of cars on Routes 8, 10, 15 & 21 makes it appear as if the cars
stationed at Keating remained in better condition bodywise than their
counterparts at other car houses. Perhaps the cars serving other parts
of the system had to contend with heavier traffic and/or more narrow
streets. Oe perhaps the Westinghouse equipped cars gave off a  magnetic
field which drew objects such automobiles, trucks, etc. into their
paths, causing collisions. :-D

Ken J.