[PRCo] Re: 1485

[John F Bromley]

Ya wanna see a beat up PCC view any picture of ex-L:A cars in Cairo.  They
look like the paint was holding them together.  Alexandria wasn't so hot
either - some of the ex-Toronto PCCs were incredible.  Got so you couldn't
tell a 1938 car from a 1945, and there were saeveral differences on their
home turf.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kenneth Josephson" <kjosephson at sprintmail.com>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2001 9:11 PM
Subject: [PRCo] 1485


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> Cripes! I see what all of you were talking about! What the heck did the
guy do to 1485's trolley pole as shown in the North Side video? It almost
looks like how things would have evolved had the troller been perfected. :-)
>
> Incidently, as beat up as Pittsburgh's PCCs became, I've seen some late
'50s and early '60s shots of Baltimore's Pullmans. And some of those looked
as bad, if not worse.
>
> Incidently, that car stop sign on eBay sold for over $150.00.
>
> Speaking of car stop signs, I have a picture of one (along Route 85)
hanging from the feeder cable. I believe Dave Mewhinney has that one posted
on his site. Now here's my question:
>
> Were there any locations in Pittsburgh where car stop disks were actually
mounted to a pole or shelter in the manner other systems used? Ken J.
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