[PRCo] 1)--78--Line____2)--Others____3)--5100s

[Jim Holland]

Good Morning!

	Fred  DO  have a photo of a car with at least  *78*  displayed
on the dasher!:)    This photo was from the  *collection*  of
FWS3 and appeared as the October display in the 1992 PTM
calendar.    It shows the delivery of double-deck car 6004 at the
P&LE yard near Carson.    The destination sign actually reads  
*N.Highland.*

	.......And a photo from  *Trolley Talk*  shows a lineup of 5273,
5269, 5213, and 4895 at Highland Car House with   
""82-Lincoln,""    ""86-E.Liberty,""    ""71-Negley over
Highland,""    and    ""Larimer""    displayed respectively.

	From an undated  *Railroad--Magazine*  article on PRCo (but 1949
to 1953 as it shows an operator using the  *Trolley--phone*  on a
17-Interurban) it states that none of the 5100s are in service at
this date except the only speeded up car in this series, 5149.   
Other notes I have indicate this car was converted to High-Speed
on 1948.03.04, very late in the game.

	The 5100s, about half built late 1924 with the balance in 1925,
had a fair number actually scrapped in the late 1940s while a
majority of the 4800s and 4900s remained in service longer than
the 5100s and these 48s and 49s were scrapped in 1953--1954!

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James B. Holland

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