[PRCo] Re: M1276

[Jim Holland]

Good Morning!

> Charles Brown wrote:

> Just out of curiousity, does anyone know why M1276 was converted into a
> plow in the first place when so many of the McGuire-Cummings (hope I got
> that right) were still around?  Wouldn't it have made more sense to
> convert an old Jones car into a plow if one was really needed?

> Charlie

> Charlesebrown at webtv.net

	Can only  *hazard*  a guess here, Charles, but PRCo may have been
trying to keep the fleet more current.    Parts for the older cars may
have to be hand made.    With PCCs on hand as the basic fleet, parts
would be more readily available.    Safety might be another reason to
depend on more recent technology as opposed to the much older, much more
worn out.

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