[PRCo] Re: PRC work cars

[Jim Holland]

Good Morning!

> Fred Schneider wrote:

> If memory serves M-212 was the interurban line car and M-210
> worked all the other private right-of-way in the system. 
> Therefore it is pretty obvious that M-212 wasn't needed
> after the wires came down on the interurbans.  I'm actually
> surprised that M212 lasted into 1955.

	The overhead was still intact on Washington into February--1954 when
the Museum Cars were moved to County Home Siding.    Line car might
have helped in removing overhead!

	Of the 3700s, 7-were scrapped in First-Quarter_1952 and 10-of the
3800s went at same time, yet the were officially taken out of service
in November-1950!    Lag time between end of need and scrapping could
be Insurance to certify that the equipment was no longer needed.

> .......(amusing isn't it that they got rid of the trolleys on
> routes 2 and 3 because it would be impacted by the revised
> highway route 28, which wasn't built for many years later. 
> But the railways company built a new bus garage on the car
> house site ... it is gone now because the highway goes
> through it.    But in 1955 the tracks and wires were still
> intact on East Ohio Street from the caryard to downtown
> because the rail yard was at Millvale.    M7y01, M282 and M283
> were assigned at Millvale at that time.    Sometime thereafter
> the rail yard was moved to Glenwood (I thought it was there
> in 1958 but I could be mistaken), and then to Palm Garden.

	Do you know the condition of the rail along E.Ohio in 1952?    That
could have been part of the reason that trolleycars were removed.   
Track could be used for occasional trips by work equipment but night
have needed replacement if regular revenue service were continued.   
It was obvious it was going to be  busted  anyhow.    Did the
Bankruptcy Findings and Recommmendations have anything to do with 
busting  2- and 3-lines??

	Have memories of riding the 2-Etna, vague, but still memories.   
Short-turn wye on Dewey Street where long-time Family Friends lived
for Many Years.    Not far from the loop, either!

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