Two Piece Destination Signs in PCCs

[Kenneth and Tracie Josephson]

Jim Holland wrote:

>         Brooklyn apparently used a split destination sign; Philly apparently
> used a small separate roller for numbers to display a route like the
> *53  10 LUZERNE* where it *appears* as if the 53 might be rolled separate
> from the rest.  San Francisco uses split destination signs but only the Magic
> Carpets had the split in the glass.  Looks like Washington used a couple
> splits to display numbers.  It *appears* as though Montreal and Toronto both
> used split destination signs and had quite a few cars with split panes.
> 
>         Interestingly, the Boston *Queen Mary*, 3001, which was ordered in
> October of 1936, had a single pane destination signs as did other Boston
> cars.

Thanks for the info, Jim. All I can say is that the Baltimore PCCs
looked hokey with their full width destination signs slashed by that
divider. Ken J.