[PRCo] Re: 1711

[Fred Schneider]

It looks like Holland answered some of this but not entirely.  Before the war
the front and rear skirting on a St. Louis-built PCC was formed into a
compound curve on a stamping press, in the same way that autobody parts are
formed.  This was generally beyond the capability of  operating companies.
Because a stamping press and the requisite male and female dies were needed,
operating companies routinely rplaced accident-damaged panels with steel
formed into a single curve.  Pullman Standard cars never had those parts
formed into a compound curve.  After World War II, St. Louis followed
Pullman's lead and made cars with parts that were readily replaceable.   fws

Ken & Tracie wrote:

> I never did ask why the Adtranz crew never restored the sheet metal
> skirting below the front anti climber. I know Pittsburgh Railways and PAT
> removed the center of the front skirting throughout the service life of
> the cars and also trimmed away the center of the truck opening skirting
> below the "belt" rail on most, if not all, of the remaining PCCs by the
> time they were retired.
>
> I see that 1711's side skirting is fully restored. If PTM was going for a
> 1949 look, complete with the original style headlight and gold front
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