PRCo. trivia

[Jim Holland]

Greetings!

	THANKS  a million, Fred - v-e-r-y  interesting trivia!  Look forward to
more when you have the chance!
	That dynamic brake failure is scary business!

Fredbruhn at aol.com wrote:

> Here is a bit of trivia from 10-5-60, daily ops report

> Keating

> Rt. 10  Car 1787  540p  front doors out of order, replaced by car 1784

> Rt. 13  CAr 1796 836a at Fed. & Ohio  interior of car overheated, replaced
> by car 1276 off route 6, Tr. 4

> Car 1689  812p at Avalon Loop, due outer term. 8:10p turned to
> fill gap Rt. 15

> Car 1791 541p.  at Fed. & Ohio  #1 frt. door unable to open
> replaced by car 1482

> Car 1784 731a  outer terminus, on time leaving, forced to pass
> up patrons from Calif. & Island to Fed and North

> Rt. 19    Car 1278 925a  at Sandusky & Ohio  dynamic brake failure.  replaced
> by car 1286 off tr. 11, route 95, oper 1350 en route to station.

> System notes:  attendance at first game of world's series at Forbes field
> this afternoon about 36,700.  Game over 3:28 p  All clear 4:20 p  Before game
> used two men with portable fare boxes on Forbes at Bouquet, 2 on Forbes at
> Atwood and 2 on Fifth at Atwood.  After game used 3 men with portable fare
> boxes on fifth at Atwood 2 on Fifth at Thackeray,3 on Forbes at Bouquet and 3
> on Forbes at Schenley Hotel.
> After game operated 20 tgrippers inbound on Forbes, 20 trippers inbound on
> Fifth Av, 8 southbound and 5 northbound on 77/54, 3 outbound on each of
> routes 64 and 76 and 9 buses outbound route 68.  17 cars stored in Duquesne
> Garden for service after game.

> Way Dept:   wheels of cars climbing at track frog. should be inspected.  At
> exit, duquesne garden, reported by supervisor.

> trolleys jumping at Calif. and Brighton

> Lights out at outer terminus Etna

> buzzer sounding in traffic disp. office due to trouble in substation at Wash.
> Jct. sub

> Rt. 82 car 1740  719a  at Penn & Euclid  front and center doors out of order.
>  operated out of service to Craft Ave. Replaced inbound from Penn & Euclid at
> 7:59a 6 minutes late by 1436

> Rt. 82  car 1503  Penn & Euclid 731a  brakes failing.  operated in clear.
> Replaced by car 1150 off tr. 2 oper. 4064, route 96 and disabled car sent to
> Craft Ave. Station.

> Rt. 88  car 1537  733a  at outer terminus.  on time leaving, forced to pass
> up patrons on Penn from Graham to 40th. St.

> Rt. 67  car 1538 755p craft ave. station.  dynamic bvrake failure replaced by
> car 1728

> All in a days work,  there is more on the sheet for later.  I only have this
> one day.

> Fred

James B. Holland

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