PRCo 1138

[Dietrich, Robert J.]

This got to me roundabout from PTM.

http://www.voicenet.com/~dietrich/prco1138.jpg

It of course begs a comment or question.

The hourglass looks like a half-circle on this car which made me start to
wonder. Looking in Volkner's book page 96 (if you can find the page numbers)
the top photo shows 1506 very similar to the attached link of 1138.  The
bottom photo on that page shows 1161 with less than a half circle.  

Now I know that both are right, but is 1161 (and others like it) a half
circle that ends higher and lower, or is it an ellipse?  And if it an
ellipse what is the shape.  

I'm only curious for painting my models and I don't want to start another
fire-storm about the red on this car.

Thanks.

Bob

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Kenneth Josephson [mailto:kjosephson at sprintmail.com] 
Sent:	Thursday, September 21, 2000 2:30 PM
To:	pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Subject:	Re: PRCo  In  Kenosha,  WI



Jim Holland wrote:

> Greetings!
>
>         Just received the following message:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
> The final PCC car in the order has arrived onto Kenosha's rails.  It's
> 4609, painted in Pittsburgh livery of red, white and black.  Upholstery
> has been redone in deep red plush.
> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
>
>         Which PRCo Red--White--Black is this?  Is this Pittsburg,
California?

Weren't you the one who said 1700s were delivered with black around the
windshield? :-)

Incidently, the late Joe McCarthy stated some of the rail sections were
purchased
from PAT inventory. Therefore, the line already has a tie to Pittsburgh! Ken
J.