[PRCo] Re: B-3 and Tatra PCC

[boris6 at volny.cz]

The 1711 in PTM has shock absorbers between its body and trucks. I
was very surprised seeing them. This practice was not in evidence
in PRCo. or early PAT days. I remember some pictures of 4000s
with them and no 1700. Hall Industries - you are right, I feel
that name faintly familiar.

Boris

Od: "John Swindler" <j_swindler at hotmail.com>
 
> Yes, there was a "fortune" in government money to
> spend.  PAT had received 
> funding approval from both state and feds for
> rebuilding 45 PCC cars, of 
> which only about a dozen were actually completed. 
> That's not the sort of 
> project that one can easily reprogram the funds, but
> would have to check the 
> project file to verify.
> 
> Somehow the name Hall Industries comes to mind as the
> builder of new B-3 
> trucks under this rebuilding program.  It was/is a
> local Pittsburgh firm.  I 
> wouldn't be surprised if the trucks under 1711 at Arden
> came from Hall, 
> rather then Clark or St. Louis.  At least the trucks
> and wheels would be 
> almost new if such was the case.
> 
> John

-- 
Potrebujete vice prostoru pro vase stranky?
Ptejte se na http://sluzby.volny.cz/cs/product/ftp_paid