[PRCo] Re: Baggage Rack & Other Interurban Equipment

[John F Bromley]

Even as I read this I'm working on a list for SPTC models which shows all
cars in all colors from 1964 on (excluding reds).  It won't be completely
definitive as I didn't live there but every single piece of info I have from
all sources is being used to put it together (Leonid doesn't want to issue
anything incorrectly).  It'll be available next week, but as I believe
attachments get wiped from this site I'll have to send it to anyone wanting
it directly.  Send your e-mail addresses to my personal address:
johnfbromley at home.com and I'll send the Word for Windows (Office 2000
version) attachment when complete, then send me your corrections if your
100% certain of them, and I'll eventually reissue a "final" copy (is
anything ever "final"?).

The St Petersburg website now has the Pittsburgh gray and rainbow car
offerings posted.  Go and look.

JFB



----- Original Message -----
From: "Kenneth Josephson" <kjosephson at sprintmail.com>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2001 10:38 AM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Baggage Rack & Other Interurban Equipment


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> Jim Holland wrote:
>
> > Literature comments always say that  *most*  of the interurban
> > equipment was removed, but this is not true!
> >         The Earll retriever remained (but was gradually replaced by
catchers as
> > they failed in the 1960s, starting with PRCo), the roof light remained,
> > the pilot remained, the horn remained, the left-rear window remained
> > operable, the baggage rack remained (but was systematically replaced
> > with motormans seats starting ca.-1960,) and the B-3 trucks remained!!
>
> 1613, however, lost her B-3 trucks, pilot and original spotlight. 1614
also lost her
> B-3 trucks. 1644 was never fully "interurbanized" and retained her spare
pole hold
> down clamp until being renovated by PAT during the 1970s! (I have photos
to prove
> that!)
>
> Were the 1600s equipped with air horns during their interurban days, or
did they
> have those same funky sounding electric horns the 1700s had?   Ken J.
>
> P.S.- Does anyone have a list of which indicates 1725-1774 cars were
painted in PAT
> Gray during May of 1972?
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