More trivia

[Greg King]

We actually have the same trouble with our "Z" class cars now they are
fitted with pantos at one end, that end is disgusting and is'nt cleaned as
well as it could be, a roof colour change should be done but probaly won't.
Greg
----- Original Message -----
From: Kenneth Josephson <kjosephson at sprintmail.com>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2000 3:31 AM
Subject: Re: More trivia


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> "Edward H. Lybarger" wrote:
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> > 3)  Black roofs were the norm, to the best of my knowledge.
>
> It seems funny that it took Pittsburgh (from 1936 to the 1980s) and two
> operating entities to finally get around to painting the rear roof section
of
> the PCCs black to hide the splatter from the overhead. Even LA, where car
> maintenance was almost legendary, went to white roofs with the MTA "Green
> Scheme." One could wonder how much time and taxpayer money was wasted
cleaning
> those white roofs directly below the trolley shoes.   Ken J.
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>