PRCo Portable Rail Grinder

[Fred Schneider]

Pittsburgh Railways actually had two of these:  R55 and R59.  I have two 35
mm negatives of them working and the four engineering drawings that were
needed to make one.  Which museum wants to build one?  

		-----Original Message-----
		From:	Edward H. Lybarger [mailto:twg at pulsenet.com]
		Sent:	Monday, January 31, 2000 9:08 AM
		To:	pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
		Subject:	RE: PRCo  Portable  Rail  Grinder

		Fred Schneider once took a picture of this device.  Fred's
been offline for
		the last month or so recovering from some surgery.

		-----Original Message-----
		From: owner-pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
		[mailto:owner-pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org]On Behalf Of
Jim Holland
		Sent: Monday, January 31, 2000 5:52 AM
		To: PRCo -- WP -- JTC -- The Big *3*
		Subject: PRCo Portable Rail Grinder


		Greetings!

			PRCo had a *portable-rail-grinder* that operated off
the overhead 600
		and ran on the track while grinding.  When a trolleycar came
along,
		rubber tires were extended, a *ground-stinger* was placed on
the rail,
		and the grinder was driven off to the side of the road to
allow the
		trolleycar to pass.  The trolley pole was extra long and
while it
		sported the typical PRCo wheel, it was mounted on a swivel
(ala the
		wheels on the early trolley coaches and the shoes more
commonly
		associated with trolley coaches) to allow the maneuver to
the side of
		the road.  This feature also allowed the grinder to easily
		*drive-itself* onto the trailer used to haul it around.

			Does anyone have more info on these creatures?
			Does anyone have plans for these creatures?
			Does anyone have photos of these creatures?

		James B. Holland
		------- -- ---------
		        Pittsburgh Railways Company (PRCo), June of 1949 --
June of 1953
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