[PRCo] Re: PITTSBURGH PCC ROLLSIGNS

[Jim Holland]

Good Morning!

> >Fred Schneider mentioned:

>> Remember that 5432 was the last active low floor (as the traffic
>> paint car), and it was used for at least one fantrip.

>>How come no one has asked why the only surviving  car with a number
>> descending of single digits was chosen for the traffic paint car....

> John Swindler wrote:

> It wasn't a choice of 1 out of a thousand; 5432 was selected from
> the ten remaining low floor cars still on the property after the
> Homewood fire.    Check 'Headlights'.

	Can't do 'dat  ---  Railfan Publication  ---  'gainst rules!~:)

	I have photos of 5432 at Ingram about this time    ----    where cars
were normally creamated    ----    purposely!    How did it get to
Homewood    ----    to be saved from the fire?!?!~:)

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James B. Holland

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