TR: Another South Hills Junction Update

[Jim Holland]

Greetings!

brathke at juno.com wrote:
> 
> 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.

	Y-e-s  --  the situations are extremely similar, aren't they?  I was
thinking about the Y2K business the whole time I wrote that.  A century
begins with year one and ends with an even number - 1801-1900, right?

	Many systems start their car numbers the same way - seemed like PRCo
was one of the few that ordered in even lots of 100 beginning the car
numbering with a double 00!

> 
> 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
> >------- -- ---------
> >        Pittsburgh Railways Company (PRCo), June of 1949 -- June of
> >1953
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James B. Holland
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