[PRCo] Re: Transfers___Specials___Throats

Edward H. Lybarger twg at pulsenet.com
Mon Dec 29 16:12:55 EST 2003


The form number was determined by the routes/throats/etc. printed in black
on the transfer, and the latter changed from time to time through the years.
All other information was handled with overprints and/or the use of colors.
Yes, the form numbers are the easy thing here!

Ed



> "Edward H. Lybarger" wrote:

> I spent more than a few hours this past summer
> with the museum's collection of PRCo transfers.
> There were lots of variations on the theme,
> but Jim's synopsis makes a nice Reader's Digest version.
> Someday I'd like to do a list by form number and
> showing the changes through the years.  But I'm
> probably going to have to be immobile to get the time!!!

> Ed



	Noticed the form numbers at the top.


	"""Form R-14-3848-1"""  for  SPECIAL, South Hills

	"""Form R-14-3948-1"""  for  THROAT


		BOTH  Same  Identical  Date.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


	"""Form R-14-2548-1"""  for  INBOUND  TRANSFER

	"""Form R-14-2548-1"""  for  OUTBOUND  TRANSFER

		BOTH  South Hills Transfers  BUT  dated 5-years apart!!    Same
identical Form numbers.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


	"""Form R-14-3048-1"""  for  ALL  TRANSFERs  on  Second Ave., IB
and OB  --  55, 56, 58, 60, 65, 98, Route *C*,  Evans Bus,
Emergency, Shuttle.


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Jim





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