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

[John Swindler]

Suspect you just answered why 3001 was scrapped several years before last of 
the Type 5s were removed from service.  Had nothing to do with manufacturer. 
  And electrically, MTA/BERy bought both GE and Westinghouse cars.  However, 
3001 and no left door.

Likewise, why subsequent orders from Pullman instead of St. Louis??  Keep 
the plant down the road in Worcester in business.  And that would keep the 
local politicians happy.

As for the MBTA's PCC overhaul programs, you really don't want to know the 
sordid details (recently received from an engineer assigned to oversee the 
project).  Could be best characterized as politics, and lack of internal 
controls.  Cost was over $600,000 for some of the cars (at least that is 
what the records would show) at time when SEPTA was spending $112,000 per 
GOH car.

John



>From: ROGERTROLLY at webtv.net (ROGER Jenkins)
>Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>Subject: [PRCo] Re: A Change in Scenery, MBTA PCCs, etc.
>Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 22:16:07 -0700 (PDT)
>
>
>Only car that didn't have a left hand door was the 3001 ,ST LOUIS CAR
>CO.diverted from Brooklyn order. All the rest , BUILT BY PULLMAN IN
>WORCESTER MASS.had left hand doors , My info on the cars problem and
>disposition was derived from personal records that dont seem to jell
>with other facts . Your right Greg , they are unique being air cars and
>built by Pullman . Pacific Electric DBL enders were also built in
>Worcester by Pullman . The first dbl ended PCCs !!
>
>


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