[PRCo] Re: 1700s vs. 1600s

[Jim Holland]

Good Morning!

>> pghpcc at pacbell.net writes:

>> Herb had said Here before that Operators liked the 16s better esp.
>> for the 49-line or its modern day equivalent number because the air
>> cars stopped better on the hills.

> HRBran99 at aol.com wrote:

> I don't recall saying that.    I really never liked the 16s........

	Can't find the message off-hand.    Did understand that you were not
fond of the 16s from your past posts.
	Might have been a discussion in conjunction with 21-Fineview where it
was noted that PRCo did not schedule 1700s there because the spring
applied drums were  *supposedly*  too weak to hold the car on the
hills.    Then you stated that  *Operators*  liked the 16s better on
49 for the same reason  --  air applied drums were more effective than
spring applied drums  --  When Air Pressure was available!

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