M211 was built in 1926 at Manchester

[Jim Holland]

Greetings!

	Quoting what Charlie said:  "M211 was built in 1926 at Manchester shops
from #3537 and was scrapped at Ingram in 1940."  Very early scrapping
date.  Have several photos that pre-date 1940 but they are difficult to
find from commercial sources.  That is probably the biggest reason we
can't find a photo of it!

	Just out of curse--iosity, how many derails does it take to knock out
the lights?!?!<VBG>

Bob Schmidt wrote:

> Thanks Mr. Holland. Nice effort on your part.

> Hey Charlie, back we go to counting PCC derails!!!

> Bob S.

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> Subject: Re: Prototype Color Schemes
> Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 11:55:31 -0700
> From: Jim Holland <PGHPCC at pacbell.net>
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> Greetings!

>         M211 - nothing MD McCarter; nothing Bill Nixon; nothing John
> Brinckmann; nothing Joseph Canfield; nothing Ben Rohrbeck; nothing NRHS
> New Jersey Chapter; nothing Lars Richter; nothing Railroad Avenue
> Enterprizes; nothing Harold A. Smith.
>         Nothing found in these photo sources.

>         For Cliff Scholes B&W photos:  PGH, 250, M212, DT WORK, LF,, "Tunnel
> car barn, 2 cab work car", 1955, PA - doesn't match your description and
> I do not have this particular photo!

> Charles Brown wrote:

> > Geez whiz, Ken, if we knew what it looked like we wouldn't need a photo
> > of it. :-)

> > The reason Bob and I are interested in this car is that one of our
> > favorite workcars is tower car M212 which is pictured in Tom Parkinson's
> > book.  M211 had a similar history and we're curious as to whether or not
> > it bore a resemblence to M212.  M211 was built in 1926 at Manchester
> > shops from #3537 and was scrapped at Ingram in 1940.  M212 was built in
> > 1930 at the Tunnel carhouse from #3546 and was scrapped in 1955.  Mr.
> > Schneider has a blueprint for M212 which makes us believe that M211 was
> > somewhat different.  Still, we'd like photographic or some other
> > evidence of this.

> James B. Holland
> 
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James B. Holland

        Pittsburgh  Railways  Company  (PRCo),   1930  --  1950
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