[PRCo] Re: 1768 and other Paint Questions

[John F Bromley]

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Kenneth Josephson" <kjosephson at sprintmail.com>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2001 12:11 PM
Subject: [PRCo] 1768 and other Paint Questions


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> I watched all three TGM tapes last night. I saw 1768 in the PAT Gray
scheme with the
> rear mounted pantograph. Was this car ever painted in the "Mod scheme"? Or
was it
> the last to be repainted in the PAT Gray during Early Action and therefore
not in
> need of a repaint before retirement? Or was it purposely repainted in PAT
colors
> after being a "Mod car"?  For the same reasons 1713 and 1799 (1613) were
repainted
> in Pittsburgh Railways colors.

s far as I can determine 1768 never wore rainbow paint.  It was still active
on a list of Sept 1986 in gray/white with red band.
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> I know that four 1700s which were refurbished again during the '80s, but
not rebuilt
> into 4000s received the "Light Rail White" scheme  just like the 4000s
had. The
> 1700s not refurbished seemed to be getting a white over yellow scheme. Was
the plan
> to phase out the Mod  scheme on the remaining unrebuilt 1700s during the
late 1980s,
> before they were suddenly retired?
>
> I wonder if Leonid is going to offer models of cars such as 1765 with the
newer
> spotlight, newer pilot and light rail colors? Or a 1980s style 1700 in the
white
> over yellow?   Ken J.
>

Eventually all things may come to pass.  The 1700 is a VERY populare model,
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