B-3 trucks under 1600 series interurbans

[Jim Holland]

Greetings!

	Although this is not a rule, it seems that the drum brakes on all-electric PCC cars are spring applied 
and electrically released.  (I believe that it was just the opposite on Toronto all-electrics:  spring released 
and electrically applied.)

	On air-electric PCC cars, it seemed that the normal rule was air application of the wheel brake shoe or 
drum brake with a spring release.  I understand that the 1200s were the opposite:  spring applied brake shoes, 
air release.

	Since most of the B-3 trucks built were for all electrics, how did the air operated drums work on the 
B-3s under the 1600 series PRCo PCC cars?  Were they air applied and spring released as most other air cars, or 
were they spring applied and air released?

Jim Holland