Dreams or Memories?

[Jim Holland]

Greetings!

Fred W. Schneider III wrote:

> Along came this brightly lighted, welcoming, PCC car
> gliding seemingly effortlessly around a gradual curve downtown.
> . . . Nothing left but memories
> and some not so great 35mm negatives.

	But they are *tangible* memories that the group might like - would you
care to scan and share with the group?!:>)

> Electric interurban car, shabby in its age, rocking from side to side so
> vigorously because of the neglected roadbed that the unmaintained
> trolley wire was also swinging left and right and the trolley pole was
> swinging like a thrashing whip.  But even as rundown as it was, the
> interurban was going faster than he could in the Chevrolet.

	Sure this wasn't PRCo and not Ohio - the description fits  v-e-r-y 
well!:>)   Would love to ride something like this!

> we would have appreciated the attention to detail and
> precision that went into the dies for the St. Petersburg car.

	They are breath-taking, NO?!?!  Glad you like 1777!!

> And I'm now becoming the
> babbling old man.

	So babble some more - how about more memories!

James B. Holland

        Pittsburgh  Railways  Company  (PRCo),   1930  --  1950
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