Uniontown Freight & Old Passenger Terminals

[Jim Holland]

Greetings!

DF Cramer wrote:

> 1)    Be careful of what you read in CERA 110.  Ed's copy is full of
> highlighted mistakes.  (Believe me, it is virtually impossible to escape
> tiny gremlins in publications, but this has major faults)

	True - but did you ever compare the text of CERA and the 2-PTM
(PRMA--1952 & 1973) publications on West Penn - almost identical, word
for word.  CERA took from the PTM for their book - don't know what they
added new.

> 2)    Ron Beal is working diligently on the PRCo history.  Ed has spent many
> hours with him and can be a great assistance to any author willing to work
> with him.

	I shall be very honest - I am quite disappointed in the McKeesport book
and have strong reservations about any book on PRCo.  I shall probably
purchase since it is my #1 system but I am very hesitant to do so.

> 3)   West Penn started with Omaha Orange on their cars and it faded to
> yellow.  Most people called them the yellow cars.  The local paper in
> Kittanning even referred to the "end of the yellow cars" back in November of
> 1936.

	Is this West Penn or PRCo low-floors or did they both use the same
Omaha orange.  Never heard West Penn referred to as *Yellow Cars*  -- 
only PRCo.

> DF Cramer  Teacher/Trombonist/Conductor/Historian
> www.geocities.com/armconband

James B. Holland

        Pittsburgh  Railways  Company  (PRCo),   1930  --  1950
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