Car 1782

[Robert E. Rathke]

I don't know the exact capacity at Keating, but when I photographed the
site the day after abandonment in September, 1965, the very empty barn
looked very small.  Not a single trolley remained on the property, and
the only vehicle there was a small PAT van that was unloading the last of
the files from the administration building.  The previous (last) day
seemed to have the normal amount of activity, but the abandonment
happened very quickly after the last trolley runs.

Bob Rathke 12/22
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The 21st Century starts on January 1, 2001.  Just a reminder.

On Wed, 22 Dec 1999 14:49:52 EST "John Swindler" <j_swindler at hotmail.com>
writes:
>What percentage of their cars could Keating store indoors?  How does 
>that 
>compare with other car barns?  And what about route structure and 
>exposure 
>to congested auto traffic?
>
>
>>From: Kenneth and Tracie Josephson <kjosephson at sprintmail.com>
>>Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>>To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>>Subject: Car 1782
>>Date: Wed, 22 Dec 1999 10:46:52 +0000
>>
>>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.
>
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