[PRCo] Re: 1776

Harold Geissenheimer transitmgr2 at earthlink.net
Sun Mar 9 22:45:02 EST 2003



Greetings

Does your email mean that 1776 was repainted out of the red/white/blue?

What is a plain catapillar repaint?

I left Pgh in l976 and the car was Red/White/Blue.

Thanks

Harold Geissenheimer

Ken & Tracie wrote:

> Harold Geissenheimer wrote:
>
> > 1776 was the first of the rebuilt 1600's.  Do any of you know
> > where it is today.?  Thanks for the information.
>
> I seem to remember reading that after receiving a "plain" catepillar
> repaint, this car either derailed or was struck by another vehicle
> somewhere downtown and it smashed into a building. I have seen a photo
> showing the damage to the car. The car apparently wound up in a salvage
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