Brakes

Kenneth and Tracie Josephson kjosephson at sprintmail.com
Sun Oct 17 13:03:59 EDT 1999


Jim Holland wrote:
> 
> Greetings!
> 
>         While this is PRCo in addition to WP, JTC, and the Butler interurbans
> plus a few misc lines - and I definitely like and appreciate this format
> - I would like to ask a question about the modern equipment used in Pgh
> at the present.
>         Are the Siemens cars all-electric?
>         Do these cars employ axle disc brakes, motor drive brakes, or wheel
> tread brakes?

I can't answer your questions with actual knowledge, but the Siemens
cars sure **sounded** like they had air brakes. Ken J.



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