[PRCo] Re: 1958 PRC fantrip flyer

[Edward H. Lybarger]

Car 1700 was the only one of the series delivered and placed in service in
1948...on Route 22, to show it off to the largest number of people during
the busy holiday season.

-----Original Message-----
From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org]On Behalf Of Bob
Rathke
Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2002 11:13 PM
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Subject: [PRCo] Re: 1958 PRC fantrip flyer



Thanks, Jim, for posting the transcript.  The main error I found in the
original  NMRA flyer was the statement that said that
the last  trolleys (1700 series) entered service in 1948.

Also, the flyer doesn't mention that the trolleys stopped on Grandview
Avenue and discharged riders for a view of the city, and that the trolleys
also stopped to allow them to ride the incline depicted in the flyer.

This fantrip was a big secret - none of the NMRA convention attendees knew
where the trip was going (or even that there would be a trolley fantrip)
until we left the William Penn Hotel and stepped out on to Grant Street that
evening.

An 11 trolley fantrip.  Those were the days!

Bob 1/27/02


----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Holland" <pghpcc at pacbell.net>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2002 9:51 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: 1958 PRC fantrip flyer


> Good Morning!
>
>
>             The following information is on the flyer posted by Bob Rathke
> at:  http://trolley.dementia.org/brathke/NMRA58trip.TIF[1].   For some
> reason, I had to download and view it thru a Kodak.exe program within the
> Windows OS.
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
--
>
>
>             "Through the cooperation of Pittsburgh Railways Company and
the
> Pittsburgh Electric Railways Club, Inc., we bring you this unusual Trolley
> Trip.   Eleven cars, all different, follow this route: -- --"
>
>             [A hand-drawn map then shows the following:]
>
>             [Golden Triangle, location of hotel on Grant Street,
trolleycars
> proceed outbound on Grant to cross Smithfield St. Bridge and head up
through
> the trolley tunnel, then loop the 40--line, then through South Hills
> Junctionto Warrington Avenue and inbound on the 49-line and presumably
back
> to the hotel via Smithfield, 7th, Grant.   The text then
continues.........]
>
>
>             "One of each type PCC (Presidents Conference Committee) car
> presently in operation by Pittsburgh Railways Company is represented:
> seriesnumbered 1000, 1100, 1200, 1400, 1500, 1600, 1700, and the 1600
> interurban, the first series going into ser-vice in 1936, and the last, in
> 1948."
>
>             "The old style cars are M452, usually assigned to work
service,
> and #3487 and 4398.   The latter two are owned by the Arden Trolley Museum
> (PERC) and are being stored by the Railways Company until they can be
moved
> to the Museum trackage."
> "M-452   ---   formerly of the 4100 series passenger cars, dates from
1911,
> and was in regular service until 1936, when it was converted for
> snow-scraping and towing service."
> "3487   ---   formerly owned and operated by Pittsburgh Railways Company,
> dates from 1905, when this series of car went into service on many routes.
> Built by St. Louis Car Company, it was last used in regular passenger
> servicein 1931, when it also became a service car, for overhead line, and
> snowplowing duties."
> "4398   ---   also built by St. Louis Car Company and formerly owned and
> operated in passenger service by the Railways Company as part of an order
of
> 50 cars delivered in 1916.   Between 1920 and 1930, these cars were
rebuilt
> for one-man service, and shortly before World War II, were redesigned
> electrically for high speed operation." "N.M.R.A   CONVENTION   COMMITTEE"
> "PITTSBURGH  --  1958"
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
--
>
>
>             Any mistakes in the above (excepting typos) are the
> responsibility of the person who provided the information to the NMRA
> and//orprepared the flyer for the NMRA.