Car stops & Interesting Observation

[Dietrich, Robert J.]

Hello all:

So this is what it is like getting old!  Last night, I think it was last
night, I went back through the Volkner book and the Ed Miller book looking
for that picture of the little yellowish signs hanging from the overhead.
Well you know the result.  I apologize for trying to bring you into the
realm of the misinformed.  Maybe I was looking at the NC sign at the top of
Federal St. on the top of page 74.  It was not page 83, isn't that a
"power-off" sign?  BTW the ESSO station on page 82 belonged to my father.  

I did notice, though, that the PRCo Wing logo hung around on car 1537 until
7/60 (P 92) and on 1630 until 4/61 (P93).  Admittedly these are fan trip
photos and someone may have brought along a stick-on.  There are other
photos showing the logo in later years:
	P97    4/60 car 1161
	P111  5/58 car M11
	P116  9/59 car 1502
	P118  6/58 cat 1799

Humbly trying to remember.

Bob

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 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Jim Holland [mailto:pghpcc at pacbell.net] 
Sent:	Friday, May 19, 2000 6:33 PM
To:	pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Subject:	Re: Car stops  &  Interesting  Observation

Greetings!

Dietrich, Robert J. wrote:

> . . . I also noticed on a couple pictures a
> small orangeish sign that appeared to have only one letter.  Does anyone
> know what they were for?

	Are you referring to one on the bottom of page 83 (Volkmer's book?) 
Can't see anything on the sign - would guess it might be *NC* for *No
Clearance* for 49 IB & OB cars to pass on that curve and this particular
sign would be facing the 49-IB car.  Can't find any others - can you
identify page numbers please?

	In the photo on the top of page 115 - Volkmers book - is a photo of
1406 on the 10th St. Bridge.  The only evidence of trolley wire for 1406
is right near the trolley pole.  The trolley wire does not appear to be
attached to the span in the foreground - there is no evidence of a
hanger, either!  Note the heavy black section of the span between the
two strain insulators and immediately over the trolley wire - allows for
current flow between the two trolley wires.  Not a feeder as such since
it does not run to the side.  Otherwise, spans never carried current.

James B. Holland

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