1713

[Fred W. Schneider III]

Interesting point.  When did Jones have control of equipment purchases
at Arden?  

But the only cars I've ever heard referred to as Jones cars were the
low-floor cars.  

Read the archived material.   

"Edward H. Lybarger" wrote:
> 
> PTM will take 4004 when we have indoor storage available (maybe summer
> '02?).
> 
> "Jones" high floor car?  Isn't this a bit of a stretch?  The one thing that
> truly made a "Jones car" a "Jones car" was the unique and not altogether
> successful control system, though I really dislike the moniker altogether.
> I don't recall any of the HF cars being so equipped.  FWS can address the
> subject at far more length than can I, though, and perhaps he will!
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> [mailto:owner-pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org]On Behalf Of Kenneth
> Josephson
> Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2001 1:25 AM
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> Subject: Re: 1713
> 
> Charles Brown wrote:
> 
> > Many thanks for the list, John!  It answered a lot of my questions.  My
> > one remaining question is what happened to the remaining PCC's after
> > their abandonment in September of '98 (okay, y'all have mentioned that
> > 4007 is stalking its victim's widow in Bethel Park)?
> 
> 1999. I believe one was to go to the South Hills Village area on static
> display. That way all the young punks in the neighborhood can break out the
> windows and say, "We're real men now, hey Beavis? No chicks will want to
> score with us, heh-heh-heh-heh-heh-heh."
> 
> I thought PTM was going to get one and then there's the Bethel Park Stalker
> you mentioned. I saw one without its number in the yard during the fantrip.
> I heard a rumor it was going to a private owner. As for the fifth one, I'm
> not sure.
> 
> > Jones high floor car #4145 is at Trolleyville in North Olmstead, Ohio.
> > Is that the only other non-PCC car outside of the PTM?
> 
> I think there are some work cars scattered around, like the sweeper in Ohio
> that was torched. What is it about old transit vehicles that makes jerks
> want to break the windows and/or torch them?
> 
> > Oh, also, is 1765 still around?
> 
> No. I can say that with confidence, unless you count scattered molecules.
> The front end is in Ray Lattner's den. I know this for a fact. I had dinner
> with the Lattners and let me tell you, they really know how to make a
> stranger feel at home. Great people, like all the other PTM members I have
> met. :-) And don't let Scott Davis fool anyone. He may be known as
> "Grumpy", but he's also a great person.
> 
> Ken J.