Car Life

[Jim Holland]

Greetings!

Kenneth Josephson wrote:

> To get back on topic, what was/is the reason PAT had so much trouble with the
> mono-motor trucks under the light rail cars? Was the design not up to
> Pittsburgh's topography or was/is it improper maintenance? Someone ask Scott
> Davis.

	Think that was covered in *Trolley Fare* where it was mentioned that
all 4-wheels on each truck *need* to be nearly identical in size - one
with more wear than the others caused problems.  Seems to be a design
problem - believe that Siemens-Deuwag was forced into paying - don't
accurately remember the details.

James B. Holland

        Pittsburgh  Railways  Company  (PRCo),   1930  --  1950
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