A Wealth of Knowledge

[Jim Holland]

Greetings!

	Kind sir - from experience, listers don't answer questions
		when the questioner obviously knows the answer!!
	But in the interest of good discussion, I'll take a try -
		don't know but would assume e) first or possibly d).

	a) For 1937-1938, rather difficult to install hub odometers
		on low-floor cars.  Never saw them on PCCs (after 1950)
		and picures do not reveal such items -
		and they may not have been available at that early date!
	b) Threw this out on management - labor issues!  --
		so it is probably the right answer, NO!
	c) Wheel diameter measurements - awkward to do
		and quite imprecise since the wheel has a taper!
		Wear on wheels is rarely uniform.
	d) Watt-hour is possible but like the odometer,
		a wattmeter needs to be installed on each car.
	e) Calendar days seems most logical
		but this would be average miles
		as opposed to actual miles.

	What about f)?

	f) None of the above--below!!

	I  DO  like the trivia questions  --  please keep them coming!

Edward H. Lybarger wrote:

> How did PRCo determine low floor car mileage for maintenance inspections?
>         a) Hub odometer readings
>         b) Trainmen's records
>         c) Wheel diameter measurements
>         d) Watt-hour meter readings
>         e) Calendar days since last inspection

James B. Holland
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