[PRCo] Re: Auctioned PCCs

John Swindler j_swindler at hotmail.com
Tue Sep 25 15:31:05 EDT 2001



Yep, Parkvale sounds better, even after almost 30 years.  But still haven't 
seen any comment about why ad was also painted on roof of the bus.

John


>From: Derrick J Brashear <shadow at dementia.org>
>Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>Subject: [PRCo] Re: Auctioned PCCs
>Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2001 20:00:50 -0400 (EDT)
>
>
>On Mon, 24 Sep 2001, John Swindler wrote:
>
> > Hope he can refresh my memory about a comment along lines that the mod
> > "bread loaf" paint scheme allowed PAT to 'sell' exterior car 
>advertising,
> > and only the white section between front and center doors needed to be
> > painted - and later repainted.  And how about the Pennvale bank ad on 
>the
> > roof of a bus.
>
>Was there really a Pennvale bank and what did it become? (Closest I've
>heard of it Parkvale, which as far as I know still exists)
>
>-D
>-good morning from Stockholm
>
>


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