[PRCo] Interesting Numbers

Jim Holland pghpcc at pacbell.net
Mon Jun 4 03:08:49 EDT 2001


> brathke at juno.com wrote on 2000.09.02:::::::

> PRC1234 - 42-Dormont car at SHJ on 9/11/49.  The print says the photo was
> taken at 5:49 PM, and that level of detail means it was taken by Bill
> Gwinn.  Nothing really odd here - it's just that when spoken, "1-2-3-4"
> has a nice ring.

	Like  5-4-3-2  --  both 1234 and 5432 were based at South Hills.  Now,
what about 4321??  I have photos of 4308 and 4309, both based at
Tunnel.  It  IS  Possible that 4321 was there as well.

> PRC1800 - I saved the best 'til last.  The caption says this is "PRC
> experimental double-end PCC 1800 on route 10-West View."

	Thank You  --  but I have 2-different
		cars for my 1800--series PRCo models:

			1)--ex-Dallas for city cars.
			2)--Not telling the other one now!

-- 
James B. Holland
        Pittsburgh  Railways  Company  (PRCo),   1930  --  1950
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