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

[Jim Holland]

Good Morning!


> Fred Schneider wrote:

> Were Pittsburgh interurban cars restricted to specific
> routes.[?]    I need to rewrite the car info cards at
> Arden.    The card for 1711 implies that it was delivered
> to Washington in 1949 and that it ran there until 1953. 
> Nice try guys.  I photographed the car south of Mingo
> on the Charleroi line in 1953.    We do know that
> somewhere around 6 PCCs were at both Charleroi and
> Washington barns, and the remaineder were at Tunnel. 
> I was trying to use the radio telephone issue perhaps
> to prove where the car belonged.


	I found 2-references to the trolleyphones and both say they were
for the Washington line because it was single track  --  nothing
said about Charleroi.

	As far as car assignments, the yards at Charleroi and Tylerdale
could do routine maintenance, but what about heavier duty
items?    Cars would need to be rotated out on a regular
basis.    Definitely see this in the low-floor cars as I have
photos of them in Wash, Donora, and South Hills Palm Garden.

	Initial assignment might be to one or another barn but doubt
they would stay that way because of maintenance needs.    And
what about South Hills  --  were certain 17s segregated for
Washington Only?    Seems to be more trouble than it is worth
unless Only certain 17s had the phones.

	And if the 16s all had phones then it is understandable that
they were segregated for Washington service  I-F  phones were
only used on Washington.    Did they see service on Charleroi? 
--  YES!    But that was rare and the exception rather than the
rule.

	No problem believing that using wayside phones would run up some
time.    Must have been the case if PRCo found it necessary to
install phones on the equipment.    Justifying that now may be
difficult but I still believe it!

	Don't have time to check this further.


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James B. Holland

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