South Hills Junction Updated

[John F Bromley]

Thanks for your "thanks" - so many people never bother.

It occurs to me that the 1630 was the only PCC EVER to have both a pre-war
style trolley shroud AND a forward roof vent.  1630 never had the vent
originally of course, having had roof fans, so the vent was another addition
when the roof fans were removed.  Unlike other cars the rear-facing vent was
not added.

John Bromley


----- Original Message -----
From: "Carl Zager" <czager at bloomington.in.us>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Friday, December 01, 2000 5:10 PM
Subject: Re: South Hills Junction Updated


> Thanks, John. Good information.
>
>
> On Wed, 29 Nov 2000, John F Bromley wrote:
>
> > Re: 1630
> >
> > Pittsburgh Railways had 102 cars with roof fans, the 1700s (100), 1600
(1)
> > and 1630 (1).  Whether you can see the numbers or not it is 1630, not
1620
> > or any other 1600, simply because the other 101 cars with roof fans had
the
> > postwar body.  Look it up.  1630.  Period.
> >
> > John Bromley
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Carl Zager" <czager at bloomington.in.us>
> > To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2000 9:31 AM
> > Subject: Re: South Hills Junction Updated
> >
> >
> > > I enhanced a portion of the photo John refers to, but my tools, my
skills,
> > > and my eyes may not be as good as John's. The car in question is
signed 73
> > > Highland. At first (at full size on Robert's page) I looked carefully
at
> > > the "16xy." Even at that resolution the "y" is a "0," so we are now
> > > "solving for x."
> > >
> > > "It sure looks like a '2,'" the guy who thought he rode a low-floor
outta
> > > SHJ in 1962 said to himself. So I grabbed it and blew up that section
(By
> > > the way, I DID NOT KEEP a copy. That photo belongs to someone other
than
> > > me.) At 2:1 and 3:1, "x" looks like a "3." At 4:1, it looks like a
"2."
> > >
> > > So, 16xy is either 1630 or 1620. John has historical info on the 1630.
Is
> > > it possible it is 1620?
> > >
> > > :: Carl
> > >
> > >
> > > On Tue, 28 Nov 2000, John F Bromley wrote:
> > >
> > > > I was justt browsing your wewbsite, following the offered link, and
have
> > the
> > > > flollowing to note on a coiuyple of your photos in the roster links.
> > > >
> > > > On the 1600 link the second photo is not 1600 but 1630, apparenmtly
in
> > front
> > > > of Highland Park CH (you asked for more data).  The roof monitor was
> > > > removed, I think about 1960-61 but I'm prepared to be corrected,
when it
> > > > received a small cowling from a 1000 or 1100 series to run out its
days
> > > > looking like one of those series cars.
> > > >
> > > > On the 4200 series photo link, you have a question mark on 4388.
The
> > last
> > > > number appears to me to be a 9, probbly 4389 or 4399.  I don't know
the
> > > > scrapping dates for those cars, but if they lasted until that photo
was
> > > > taken it's one of them.
> > > >
> > > > John F Bromley
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Dietrich, Robert J." <bob.dietrich at unisys.com>
> > > > To: <trolley at railspot.com>; <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2000 4:06 PM
> > > > Subject: South Hills Junction Updated
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > To all of you who expressed interest I've finally updated the
module
> > > > > progress with words and a picture.  Go straight to the update by
> > clicking
> > > > > this -- http://www.voicenet.com/~dietrich/SHJ/module.htm#Nov27
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm embarrassed because I kept putting off updating the web
thinking
> > it
> > > > > would take a long time.  When I sat down to do it I found there
was
> > little
> > > > > to say about the progress.  I did, though, finalize the track
plan -
> > only
> > > > > because the track laying has been completed, nothing changes now.
> > > > >
> > > > > I also made some changes to the picture pages, like correct the
> > spelling
> > > > of
> > > > > names in the credits.
> > > > >
> > > > > If you haven't been to the site before here is the home page --
> > > > > http://www.voicenet.com/~dietrich/SHJ/default.htm.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks and enjoy.
> > > > >
> > > > > Bob Dietrich
> > > >
> > >
> > >  Carl Zager KB9RVB
> > >  czager at bloomington.in.us         http://www.mccsc.edu/~czager
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>  Carl Zager KB9RVB
>  czager at bloomington.in.us         http://www.mccsc.edu/~czager
>
>