[PRCo] Re: [Fwd: Pittsburgh Rwy Cars]

[Fred W. Schneider III]

Ken,

there are so many other fascinating things ... a lot more than just
pictures of cars in my neighborhood.  Amusement Parks.  What portion of
the business happened in the two peak morning and evening hours?  What
were the largest industrial passenger traffic generators?  What was
going through P N Jones's mind when he created that bass-ackwards
control scheme?  What were the politics between the City of Pittsburgh
and the Railways Company?  Did the city stir up the unions?  This could
go on forever.

Kenneth Josephson wrote:
> 
> Derrick J Brashear wrote:
> 
> > The West Penn coverage, while better than Pittsburgh, isn't really much to
> > write home about either. Not to pick on CERA, necessarily, it's just not
> > hard-core enough for my taste. It was a good read, when I first read it at
> > age 11 or so;-)
> >
> > -D
> > -grumpy curmudgeon?
> 
> I guess that makes two of us. The Milwaukee book strikes me the same way. There
> are a few of us who enjoy the politics, corporate structuring and economics
> concerning our favorite systems.
> 
> The consolidation of all those independent systems into Pittsburgh Railways would
> be a fascinating read. At least in my opinion.   Ken J.
> 
> P.S.- Happy Easter to All! :-)