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

[Fred Schneider]

OK, this clarifies.  You did pick up on my wave length.  All 1700s.
Good.  Now we know there would be no reason to keep 1711 anywhere.   fws
Jim Holland wrote:

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: 1948 1.>--Allegheny__County__Fair__Service
> 2.>--Radio__Telephones 3.>--Track__Renewal 4.>--New__Bridge
> Date: Mon, 03 Nov 2003 12:33:12 -0800
> From: Jim Holland <PghPCC at pacbell.net>
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> References: <3FA63062.96B47C17 at pacbell.net>
> <3FA6602F.4A3F17C2 at supernet.com>
>
> Good Morning!
>
> > Fred Schneider wrote:
>
> > Linsky claims radio telephones were being installed.
> > Were these only used on the Washington line?  Was the
> > installation limited to Washington and Tunnel based cars?
> > Is my memory correct that Charleroi continued to use
> > wayside phones?
>
>         At this time  --  1948  --  FM__Trolleyphones were being
> installed in the 1600-series Interurbans.    ALL  the
> 1700--Interurbans had the phones as well so they could be used on
> Washington and // or Charleroi.    Doubt the 38s and 37s received
> phones and Only the PCC Interurbans had them until the advent of
> ({[pat]})  --  phones removed from the interurbans when truncated
> at Library -- Drake.
>
> **From ERA HEADLIGHTS, December, 1948, page B-8, left side.**
>
> >> Jim Holland wrote:
>
>

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