[PRCo] Re: Interesting item on eBay Canada web site item#1157046664: PCC trolley specifications book

[John Swindler]

Very interesting.

I had xerox copies of the pre-war and post-war PCC specs which I gave to Ed 
Lybarger for the PTM archives back in the mid-1980s.  It was on a week-end, 
and on Monday morning Ed gets a phone call from someone at PAT - or maybe 
someone at PAT had called the museum - asking where that could possibly go 
for information on repair of PCC trucks.  Something about torque needed for 
assemblying the wheels (as I vaguely recall).  Seems PAT had tried other 
transit authorities, but none could provide detailed truck/wheel 
information.

As I recall, Ed's reply to the inquire was along the lines of:  "Strange you 
should ask.  I just happen to have in the trunk of my car........."

Sounds like someone could have saved themselves a bit of change - and 
possibly help out PTM - with an inquiry about xeroxing.

John



>From: johnfbromley at home.com
>Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>Subject: [PRCo] Interesting item on eBay Canada web site item#1157046664: 
>PCC trolley specifications book
>Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2001 07:46:43 PDT
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>So this went for $350.00.  Anyone know who bowtrolley is?
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>Title of item:	PCC trolley specifications book
>Seller:	bnixon
>Starts:	17-Jun-01 00:24:32 EDT
>Ends:	24-Jun-01 00:24:32 EDT
>Price:	Currently US $350.00
>To bid on the item, go 
>to:	http://cgi.ca.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1157046664
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>Item Description:
>	Title is Specifications for P.C.C. Car, effective April 1, 1941.  This is 
>some type of photocopy of a book and drawings evidently done for the Port 
>Authority Transit of Pittsburgh (PAT) since the back two pages have 
>drawings of PatTransit 1600 series and 1700 series PCC cars. Sections of 
>the book are:  Definitions, Scope, Inspection and Tests; 2 Materials and 
>Workmanship; 3 Car Body; 4 Motors, Brakes, Control and Accessories; 5 
>Trucks; 6 Options and Other Contract Conditions.  This copy is about 1" 
>thick and weighs about 2 1/2 pounds.  Winner pays shipping, possibly 
>bookrate to continental U.S.
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