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

[Fred Schneider]

I can confirm that selected 1690s were rebuilt for use on 1690 ... they show
in the last of PCCs with modified brake apparatus.  I cannot confirm what
was actually done.  I was told that the air brake pressure was increased.  A
different source told me that there were holes bored in the floor so sand
could be dumped from inside ... that to me sounds a lot like a railfan rumor
... the kind of rumor that becomes fact if we tell it often enough.  I'll
believe it if three separate motormen, who worked the cars, tell me it is
true without having contact with each other.   

		-----Original Message-----
		From:	Jim Holland [mailto:pghpcc at pacbell.net]
		Sent:	Monday, March 06, 2000 4:30 PM
		To:	pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
		Subject:	*Yellow*  Cars  &  Fineview  --  WAS:  [Re:
Laketon Road -- Was: This Last Week]

		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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