[PRCo] Re: Trolley Pole Dewirements

[John Swindler]

Why didn't his follower push the car?  After all, they do have couplers with 
MU contacts?

Question for motorman Jim, concerning Boeing LRVs.  Is the 600 volt power 
supply also trainlined or just the control circuits for power/braking?????

John


>From: ROGERTROLLY at webtv.net (ROGER Jenkins)
>Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>Subject: [PRCo] Re: Trolley  Pole  Dewirements
>Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2001 20:11:32 -0700 (PDT)
>
>
>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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