[PRCo] Re: West Penn plans

[Greg King]

Hi Fred,

Wanna contact me off list then mate on tramway at aplhalink.com.au .

Cheers
Greg

>
> See what happens, Greg,
>
> when you address a personal note to the list?  The vultures are loose.
>
> fws
>
> "Edward H. Lybarger" wrote:
> >
> > Greg,
> >
> > Let me pop in here with a quick question:  What of Bert's Pennsylvania
stuff
> > did you end up with?  He had a handful of interesting Pittsburgh
pictures,
> > interurbans included, that were used in a calendar during the 1970s, and
I'd
> > love to borrow the negatives briefly.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Ed
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
> > [mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org]On Behalf Of Greg
> > King
> > Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 5:13 PM
> > To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> > Subject: [PRCo] Re: West Penn plans
> >
> > Hi Fred,
> >
> > Did you get my E-mail with my address for the 286-297 car drawings?
> >
> > Would you be interested in some shots of Bendigo Birneys or perhaps some
old
> > Penna stuff that was given to me by the late Bert Sas?
> >
> > Best wishes
> > Greg
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Fred W. Schneider III" <fschnei at supernet.com>
> > To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 10:14 AM
> > Subject: [PRCo] Re: Johnstown also
> >
> > >
> > > Gregg:
> > >
> > > Look at CERA Bulletin No. 89 in the old Trolley Sparks series ...
> > > published March 1950 ... page 15.  There is a rather simplified side
> > > elevation and floor plan of a two-man 286-297 series car.
> > > No dimensions on the drawing ... they would have to be scales from
known
> > > data.  Length over all was 43' - 1 1/2".   Length over dash appears to
> > > be 42'-2 3/45".  Length over body corner posts was 30'-0 and some
> > > illegible fraction of an inch.  Height over trolley boards appears to
be
> > > 11 feet 5-1/2 i nches but the number of inches is almost illegible.
> > > Extreme width was something between 97 and 98 inches.  Truck centers
> > > 18;-10".   The date is not apparent; the wheel diameters are not
> > > legible.  Therefore it is not possible to determine if the height
> > > dimensions involve the original arch bar trucks or the replacement 27E
> > > trucks off the 200-224 series.
> > >
> > > I can make and mail a xerox.  Need address.
> > >
> > > fws
>