1800 series

[Tom Phillips]

That's like asking why didn't PRCo number the 3750's as 3800's and 
the 3800's as 3900's or number the 3750's as 5500's and the 5500's 
as 5600's. Or why the 1000's weren't numbered as 200's, the 1100's 
as 300's, etc., ad nauseum! 


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
[mailto:owner-pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org]On Behalf Of Bob Rathke
Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2001 11:05 PM
To: Pittsburgh Trolley List
Subject: 1800 series


I have a very obvious question, one that HAS to have been asked before:

Why didn't PAT renumber the latest PCC rebuilds in the 1800, rather than
the 4000, series?

Better yet: back in the 70's, instead of the confusing renumbering of
1600s to the 1700 series, why didn't PAT simply renumber those rebuilds
in the 1800 series?

Could it be that they just didn't think of this alternative?

Bob 1/4