TR: Another South Hills Junction Update

[brathke at juno.com]

Jim,

Thanks for the 1700 numbering exercise.  I think I have a handle on it
now, although some will accuse you of mathematical sleight of hand. 
Don't be surprised if you get more questions.  

I'll keep your e-mail in the file proving that the 21st Century begins on
1/1/2001.

Bob 3/11

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On Sat, 11 Mar 2000 01:37:53 -0800 Jim Holland <pghpcc at pacbell.net>
writes:
>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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>1953
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