PRCo 100

[Vigrass, Bill]

Yes memories can be wrong.  My wife told me that as I have become older (the
alternative is worse) that my memory has deteriorated. I disputed that
energetically, and pointed out that my memory has improved:  I can remember
some things that never happened.   Bill V.

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> From: 	Jim Holland[SMTP:pghpcc at pacbell.net]
> Reply To: 	pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> Sent: 	Wednesday, October 13, 1999 5:06 PM
> To: 	pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> Subject: 	PRCo  100
> 
> Greetings!
> 
> 	On another mail list, the subject came up about the first revenue 
> service of the PCC cars.  I quote the several references from the PCC
> books 
> by Schneider and Carlson in addition to those by Young in his history of
> St. 
> Louis Car about PRCo 100 being the first PCC in service.  (I like to quote
> 
> references because it lends authenticity to a subject which might be and 
> usually is disputed; I tend to raise a white flag about remembrances of 
> facts!)
> 
> 	Ken has noticed these posts and has shared them with a couple 
> others; thought you might enjoy reading them too!
> 
> 
> Kenneth and Tracie Josephson wrote:
> 
> >> Posted by Vinny Torrantino on October 09, 1999 at 13:08:07:
> >> In Reply to: Re: The first PCCs. posted by Jim Holland on October 09,
> >> 1999 at 04:02:20:
> >> Duh, I'm from New Yawk an I say da Brooklyn caws was in service furst.
> >> If yooz gotta problim witt dat yooz can jump in da rivah.
> 
> >>> Posted by Jacob Rubenstein on October 10, 1999 at 08:05:26:
> >>> In Reply to: Re: The first PCCs. posted by Vinny Torrantino on October
> >>> 09, 1999 at 13:08:07:
> 
> >>> Oy, like dat Gentile Vinnie says, the New Yoikers vere da foerst vons.
> >>> Any moer kvetchin and I'll show yer shlemiels
> 
> >>>> Posted by Idaho Joe on October 13, 1999 at 12:24:53:
> 
> >>>> In Reply to: Re: The first PCCs. posted by Jacob Rubenstein on
> October
> >>>> 10, 1999 at 08:05:26:
> 
> >>>> If my main man Adolf was around, you'd be on a train to Auschwitz
> >>>> instead of a streetcar to Flatbush.
> 
>         I was tempted to make a reply about . . . "the mafia trying to
> rewrite history but they can't read and write English yet" . . . but
> decided to let well enough alone!
> 	
> James B. Holland
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