TR: Another South Hills Junction Update

[Jim Holland]

Greetings!

Kenneth and Tracie Josephson wrote:

> John Swindler wrote:

> > 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.

	Let me say about that this . . . 

	This was best evidence I had - honestly don't remember the source that
said the 16s were renumbered into the 17 series to fulfill a Fed (and /
or) State mandate to overhaul 100 17s.  If you do have more valid
information, please share it.

> It was determined at least 90 PCC were needed for all routes during the
> Early Action Program. Since GE equipped 1776-99 were scrapped during the
> late 1960's, and since some Westinghouse equipped cars of the 1700-1775

	Since I have been variously referred to as *Perfesser* - a little
course in matter-matics is in order here!<VVVVVVBBBBBBGGGGGGGGGG)
	Funny thing about numbers  --  1700, even though ending in two Zeroes,
is actually the first car of the series, aka Numero Uno, and car 1701 is
Numero Dos; therefore, car 1774 is #75.  The last 25 cars of the PRCo
1700 series were 1775-1799, a total of 25 cars, and were GE equipped. 
And to work in reverse order and using the numbers 1776-99 above, to get
how many cars are in that group it is necessary to subtract the two. 
But if we subtract 1776 from 1799, we are actually leaving 1776 out of
that last group so it is necessary to subtract 1775 from 1799 and that
leaves us with only 24 cars.  Thus, the 25 GE cars are 1775-1799.  Just
subtract 1774 and you get 25 cars, Yes?!?!

	Did the 90 PCC cars needed include spares or were they the ten that
were needed to make 100 cars (that's 90+10=100)!?!?!?!?!?!??

James B. Holland
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