[PRCo] Re: A Change in Scenery, MBTA PCCs, etc.

Derrick J Brashear shadow at dementia.org
Tue Oct 9 14:47:06 EDT 2001


On Tue, 9 Oct 2001, Kenneth Josephson wrote:

> > Another question which is off topic, but since many of us are PCC fans,
> > perhaps Derrick will allow me to ask.
> >
> > Doesn't it seem strange that MBTA is spending millions on rehabbing
> > several worn, rusted out air cars for Mattapan-Ashmont use when they
> > could buy some Newark ex-TCRT cars which are already in excellent
> > condition?

NJT wants to sell them inside New Jersey for preservation.

And yes, I encourage you to build a Pittsburgh site as well, but if you do
and don't want to actively maintain the Milwaukee site, don't just remove
it. If you need online archival space for it, I can do that.

-D






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