[PRCo] Re: Trolley Pole Dewirements

[Greg King]

Hi Guys,

One day, many years ago, I was operating car 1003 (one of our W7 class
cars), when I was crossing a half Grand Union (it's now 3/4 GU) the power
droped and the wire was bouncing around so I pulled up (luckily, I cleared
the intersection), when I got out I could'nt see the pole, then I saw it and
the trolley base and the planks it was bolted to, swinging from the
overhead!!! The rope had wrapped around the wire (our W's never had
catchers) and the planks must have been rotten and gave way, did that ever
cause a hold up!!!!

Cheers
Greg
----- Original Message -----
From: ROGER Jenkins <ROGERTROLLY at webtv.net>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 1:11 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Trolley Pole Dewirements


>
> Of interest to all I recall a friend of mine that ran PCCs in Boston
> [somewhat removed from Pittsburg ]  whose pole came off the wire at
> Copley Sta. in the subway . When he went to put the pole back on , the
> entire shoe was missing ! All he had was a small Y shaped pole at the
> top. He put this on the wire and  rolled slowly into the station hitting
> every cross span. The station inspecter or on duty starter  came over
> and said if he could proceed to Park st,. Sta. he could park the car on
> the stub track there and be out of the way . He even volunteered to help
> him out and ride the rear door to put the pole on if it did come off. It
> did about 20 times but they finally got to the stub track. Behind them
> were at least  25 cars that followed them all the way at an excrutiating
> 10 miles an hour and this wasnt even the rush hour !
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