NC Zones in Pittsburgh

Kenneth and Tracie Josephson kjosephson at sprintmail.com
Sat Jul 17 05:04:09 EDT 1999


Jim Holland wrote:
> 
> Greetings!
> 
> Kenneth and Tracie Josephson wrote:
> 
> > I wonder if some retrucked
> > all-electric LATL cars could have been used on the East End or North
> > Side lines?
> 
>         Track centers were as low as 9' 6" which would leave a
> theoretical 6" between cars; all the curves would be NC - No Clearance!

Weren't there NC zones around Pittsburgh where even the narrow PCCs
couldn't pass each other? I seem to remember reading about areas where
one car would have to wait for another to pass before proceeding. 
> 
> > P.S.- I started shaving in 1975 ;-)
> 
>         Do you really remember the year?

Yes...and I still have my first razor. So there.



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