[PRCo] Re: your mail

[Jim Holland]

Good Morning!!

> ROGER Jenkins wrote:

> Portland nixed the Melbourne trucks in favor of PCC trucks from Boston .
> I don't know if the track brake is in use there or what kind of control
> they have , never having the oportunity to visit Portland.  Any body
> know ?

	The trucks are  *Weird*   ---   they have Both wheel tread brake shoes  AND  WAB brake
actuators for drum brakes.   Think the latter is used for parking at the end of the line
and in the barn   ---   don't really know and don't really care!   Nothing personal,
Roger.   Yes, they do have magnetic track brakes.   Hand controller but it could be PCC
rotary drum   ---   don't know.   Might be up that way later and will try to find out!

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James B. Holland

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