TR: Another South Hills Junction Update

[John Swindler]

>From: Jim Holland <pghpcc at pacbell.net>
>Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>Subject: Re: TR: Another South Hills Junction Update
>Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2000 11:24:42 -0800
>
>Greetings!
>
>	It is a 1600.  When the money came in to overhaul the PCCs, it specified 
>100-1700 series cars.  Sooooo, PRCo had already scrapped the original 
>1775-1799 series because it felt as though the brake were floored when the 
>power pedal was released and interurban motormen most definitely disliked 
>that feature.  To make up for that they made an experiment with 1616 and 
>renumbered it to 1776 . . . and the story goes on from there.


Really?????  What were the project numbers for the federal and state grants 
for overall of 100 PCC cars for Pittsburgh???  Can't seem to find any 
references in my lists.

Seriously, I suspect that one would have to discuss Skybus and politics to 
understand why the 1600s were overhauled.  The 16s weren't needed for 
Library service under the Early Action Program.


>	There seems to be some disagreement about the original number for 1799.  
>It is now reported as 1613 but had been reported as 1640 or some other 
>sixteen.
>


What do PAT maintenance records show???

John S.

>Dietrich, Robert J. wrote:
> >
> > Glad you  picked out this picture of 1799.  Why is it numbered 1799?  It
> > looks like a 1600(?) series interurban.  And why is it heading to 
>Knoxville?
> >
> > Does anyone have any ideas?
> >

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