[PRCo] Re: WHAT IS Your Favorite Mod PAT Scheme???????

[Jim Holland]

Good Morning!!

> Harold Geissenheimer wrote:

> YES.  We tried several interesting changes.  The little table went with
> a seat reversed.  We did the same thing with our matching 40' Extra
> Special bus which included a large destination sign and the same
> colors as the PCC.

	SOOOOO  --  out of all the cars overhauled, 
		do You Have A Favorite???????

> The car was indeed modelled after Helsinki.  I had recently been there
> and gave a photo of the Helsinki car to Phil Castellana which he used as
> a model.

> Some side lights.  The car had dual headlights from Cadillac.  The operator's
> window was from a Flxible new look bus.

>> John Swindler wrote:

>> The flat end design originated due to accident damage.  It was within the
>> capabilities of Tunnel car house maintenance personnel to fabricate.

>> Of course, all of you have noted the similarity to Helsinki????

>> John

>>>> Kenneth Josephson wrote:

>>>> Now to get on topic. I'd like to learn more about the "Mod" paint
>>>> schemes. Who originated the three "caterpillar" stripes, the initial
>>>> reactions of the public and

>>>> From: Jim Holland <pghpcc at pacbell.net>

>>>     Believe Harold Geissenheimer's Team produced the banded paint schemes
>>> of 1971 and later and initial public reaction was quite favorable, esp.
>>> when Sunburst Trolley 1730 hit the market.  The public could readily
>>> identify with the Name and Number of the car!!  Quite impressive!(:->)

>>>       1)--It is extremely difficult to pick a favorite, but because the
>>> Sunburst Trolley  --  1730  --  proclaimed itself so beautifully and
>>> positively in addition to making excellent PR amongst the public would
>>> have to be my favorite one.
>>>       There are so many different cars  --  paint schemes  --  to choose
>>> from it is very difficult to make a choice.
>>>       Somewhere right behind this would be the following
>>> three.......make it four:::::::

>>>       2)--Interurban 1776, ex-1616, because 1616 was so beautifully
>>> maintained by PRCo, because it is an interurban, because it is the first
>>> air-car completely overhauled, because of the BiCentennial paint
>>> scheme!!
>>>       3)--One of the double-ended interurbans because of a very definite
>>> attempt to keep service running during disruptions, the uniqueness of
>>> such an attempt for Pgh., and the good looks of the results.
>>>       4)--Car 1734  --  the Jolly Trolley  --  because it is  ({[pat]})
>>> poking fun at itself because of prior management calling railfans::
>>> "Trolley--Jollies!"
>>>       5)--Car 1976, the first flat-front car.  While I am an interurban
>>> afficionado first, I will defer to the first flat front because of its
>>> number and forward looking style!!

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James B. Holland

Holland  Electric  Railway  Operation
    "O"--Scale  St.-Petersburg Trams Company
        Trolleycars  &  "O"--Scale  Parts  mailto:pghpcc at pacbell.net
    Pittsburgh  Railways  Company  (PRCo),   1930  --  1950
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