[PRCo] Re: PCC Multiple Units

[John F Bromley]

Or 2 cars sitting nose to tail and not MU at all?

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From: <tsquare at toad.net>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2001 12:43 AM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: PCC Multiple Units


> 
> Fred:
> 
> As I recall, the photo showed a 2-car train of 3750's with crew standing 
> at the pilot.  On the dasher of the lead car was a hanging-type sign 
> which identified the Charleroi routing.  The pic was too closely cropped 
> to indicate the location.  The lead car's number was obscured -- I have
> forgoyyen why -- but it may have been because of a thru-the-wall heating 
> vent.  However, there is no doubt in my mind that these were 3750's 
> taken circa 1925.  Who knows, this could have been a promotional shot
> or a test-run.
> 
> Tom 
> 
> Now was the picture in the supermarket clearly 3750s?  Were they in
> scheduled service?  And was the picture taken at an identifiable
> location on the interurban line?   
> 
> tsquare at toad.net wrote:
> > 
> > Weren't the 3750's essentially copies of the 5200's.  I thought that
> > this had been discussed previously.
> > 
> > Seems to me that there was an enlarged (maybe 4' x 6') photograph of
> > a 2-car train of 3750's in a super-market in Charleroi until about
> > four years ago - the photo is gone now.
> > 
> > Tom
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
> > [mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org]On Behalf Of Fred
> > W. Schneider III
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 10:35 AM
> > To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> > Subject: [PRCo] Re: PCC Multiple Units
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