[PRCo] Re: 1948 1.>--Allegheny__County__Fair__Service 2.>--Radio__Telephones 3.>--Track__Renewal 4.>--New__Bridge

[Jim Holland]

Good Morning!


> Fred Schneider wrote:


> .......and luggage/mail racks.   We know that some cars
> (and our 1711 is an example) retained the mail rack until
> the end probably because no one found a spare seat
> and the time to install it.


	Luggage racks lasted until 1960 and later as this is when PRCo
started replacing them with motorman's seats as they are wider
and shaped a little differently from the standard single
passenger seat.    But seat base was welded and thus rendered
non-adjustable.    This has been discussed here in detail before.

	ALWAYS  rode in the RailFan seat  --  luggage rack  --  unless
someone beat me to it, and then only in the rush hour when other
seats were gone.    Looked down over the motorman and got a clear
view ahead!

	On an early Sunday Pullout in 1960, papers were still delivered
via interurban.    Isadore Reichert carried such on his pullout
and I was there to witness!


> I would imagine the poles could have stayed until a
> replacement was needed ... I can see
> no reason why you would waste time removing them.
> Does this ferret out any memories?

	They didn't go immediately but were gone quite fast  --  they
definitely did not last as long as the seats.

	Pg.76 of Volkmers Pgh-Region-Trolleys shows 1716 on Grant to
Liberty on 1954.08.24 without spare pole  --  you'll be hard
pressed to find a photo of interurban in 1954 with spare pole.

	Something Boris and I discovered is that shock absorbers lasted
on the 16-series interurbans until  ({[pat]})  --  and have some
photos in late 1950s and early 1960s with 16s and shocks.

	Shocks disappeared from some 17s before 1953 and all 17s shortly
thereafter.


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James B. Holland

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