Car Life

[Fred W. Schneider III]

But I'll bet Mr. Ed Lybarger is listening....

Greg King wrote:
> 
> By the way,
> 
> I'm also an aviation entusiast and a private pilot, I rather like the 757
> but, love the DC-3 (have 5 hours on type) and would go anywhere on one
> (especially if I was driving!) but if I had get somewhere in a hurry, I'd
> prefer a 757 over all else Mr Boeing or Mr Airbus has to offer! Sorry that's
> a wee bit off list!
> 
> Greg
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Edward H. Lybarger <twg at pulsenet.com>
> To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
> Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2000 4:48 AM
> Subject: RE: Car Life
> 
> > If you've ever been in the middle seat in the last row on a full 757,
> you'll
> > understand why I'd opt for the DC-3!
> >
> > Ed
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> > [mailto:owner-pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org]On Behalf Of Kenneth
> > Josephson
> > Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2000 3:27 AM
> > To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> > Subject: Re: Car Life
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Derrick J Brashear wrote:
> >
> >
> > > But, just because it had longevity, don't assume it was necessarily
> > "better" than
> > > today.
> >
> > True. You may have noticed several prominent coach manufacturers were left
> > out of
> > my little rant. A Boeing 757 is certainly "better" than a DC-3 though the
> > latter is
> > well known for its longevity. (This last statement is guaranteed to get a
> > reaction
> > from Bob Rathke or Ed Lybarger.) Anything can be made to last for decades
> if
> > one
> > throws enough money at it. But Marmon, Brill and postwar Pullman trolley
> > coaches
> > were noted for their longevity as well as providing generally trouble free
> > service
> > for over three decades when given the chance. While our favorite traction
> > system is
> > well known for being a predominently Westinghouse equipped system, most
> long
> > term
> > trolley coach operators seemed to prefer GE equipped trolley coaches over
> > Westinghouse equipped units when all other things were equal. There were
> > several
> > notable cases where the Westinghouse equipped half of a GE/Westinghouse
> > split order
> > of identical trolley coaches were retired or sold off  before the GE
> units.
> >
> > My point is that a guaranteed subsidy to a fat and sassy public agency
> will
> > not
> > inspire the same call for longevity and serviceability that the private
> > transit
> > industry and its suppliers needed when the PCC concept was born.
> >
> > I heard a rumor that people living between Mattapan and Ashmont were more
> > worried
> > about the possibility of receiving hand-me-down Boeings from the Green
> line
> > than
> > losing their PCCs to bustitution or a Red Line heavy rail extension. Ken
> J.
> >
> >
> >