*Yellow* Cars & Fineview -- WAS: [Re: Laketon Road -- Was: This Last Week]

[Jim Holland]

Greetings!

Fred Schneider wrote:
> 
> Matt:    I hope you understand that the PRC low-floor cars in service in the
> 1950s were all high speed cars. . .
> I think 21 FINEVIEW got 1690s
> before all the yellow cars were gone

	I was under the impression that the 1680s  --  1680-1689  --  were
specially reserved for Fineview.  And  *trollefan--rumor*  stated that
these cars had modified brakes specifically to hold on the hills.
	Can anyone confirm????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

James B. Holland
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