Interurban 1600s

[Vigrass, Bill]

It is amazing the information that shows up in this website.  I think that
you guys could recreate PRCo in its entirety from scratch!    Bill V.

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	From:  Jim Holland [SMTP:pghpcc at pacbell.net]
	Sent:  Thursday, November 11, 1999 5:32 AM
	To:  Dave Hamley
	Cc:  pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
	Subject:  Re: Interurban 1600s

	Greetings!

	Dave Hamley wrote:
	> 
	> Here's the data being sought earlier today:
	> 
	> Dates of conversion to interurban service:
	> 
	> 1613    12-45
	> 1614    5-20-46
	> 1615    1-20-48
	> 1616    1-26-48
	> 1617    2-2-48
	> 1618    2-3-48
	> 1619    2-15-48
	> 1644    2-3-48, back to city service 5-19-49
	> 1645    5-14-48
	> 1646    2-25-48
	> 1647    3-4-48
	> 1648    3-15-48
	> 
	> 
	> The roof headlights were installed between 3-26-49 and 5-5-49.
	> 
	> Dave Hamley

		Fascinating, Dave!  THANKS for taking the time to find this
	information; Ed had mentioned he forwarded the request to you.  You
had
	sent me the dates of conversion for the interurban cars earlier.

		A 3.26 - 5.5 of 1949 date for installation of the roof
headlights on
	the 1600 series interurbans is after all the 1700 series interurbans
	were in service!

		It is interesting but this subject came up on another
trolley list. 
	Someone mentioned that they were in Pgh about 1946-7 and they were
	waiting for the Washington interurban and were disappointed to see
*one
	of those PCCs with the roof light* come along and being forced to
ride
	that!  I mentioned that the roof lights did not debut until late
1948 or
	1949 but they insisted it was 46-47 because that is when he got to
use
	his dad's camera for the first time instead of his own Brownie.
'Fraid
	your dates might be wrong, Dave! <VBG>  ;>]

	James B. Holland
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	        Pittsburgh Railways Company (PRCo), June of 1949 -- June of
1953
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