Low (Sloping) Floors & Brill & St. Louis Interurbans

[Fred W. Schneider III]

Not necessarily all of the high speeds got level floors ... I have pictures of
5500s depressed centers yet all 5500s were high speed.

"Edward H. Lybarger" wrote:

> I think only those cars that were converted under the high-speed program got
> the new floors.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> [mailto:owner-pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org]On Behalf Of Jim Holland
> Sent: Friday, August 18, 2000 2:49 PM
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> Subject: Re: Low (Sloping) Floors & Brill & St. Louis Interurbans
>
> Greetings!
>
>         Thanks, Ed!  I thought I remembered some *regular* floor cars but
> couldn't be sure.
>
>         I do remember waiting downtown for a 42-Dormont and persuaded my mother
> to wait for one of the *old cars* - even though she complained that she
> got her heels stuck in the slats and even though I really preferred the
> most modern cars!
>         She was certainly good about it!  And she is the one who introduced us
> kids to the 87-Ardmore - she grew up in Homewood!
>         I would imagine that it was just the older non-rebuilds that had the
> slatted floor as well.
>
> James B. Holland
>
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