[PRCo] Re: PRC 4398

[Fred Schneider]

We have enough trouble teaching 60-year old men and women the difference between
straight air valves and self-lapping valves.  I can only imagine the horror of
trying to teach one how to blend manually controlled dynamic and track brakes
with hand brakes!   If it were to be restored, I can imagine only a handful of
people being able to run it.  And those front steps are really ADA compliant.
And perhaps more than any one else there today, I would like to see it restored
and operate it.  But then I have gone to National Capital and Crich just for the
fun of running cars with those braking systems.

Fred the Curmudgeon

"Edward H. Lybarger" wrote:

> There are no original trucks extant for a 700, period.  The set we have,
> which is close, came from PRC 4039.  The wheelbase is slightly shorter and
> of course there is no provision for magnetic braking.  But we have the
> blueprints for the brakes if someone wants to get carried away!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
> [mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org]On Behalf Of
> Dennis F. Cramer
> Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 3:31 PM
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: PRC 4398
>
> I believe Lincoln's funeral car was destroyed.
>
> The White House is not the same as Lincoln walked at night.  It was gutted
> during the Truman administration.
>
> The floor of the Lincoln Law Office in Springfield is the same wood.  It was
> never replaced.
>
> I do not think any of us are going to get to ride in a West Penn 700 at this
> point.  Many of us would love the chance, but the brake system is just too
> hard to recreate.
>
> Ed, are there original trucks for the 700's owned by Ed Mitchell?
>
> Dennis F. Cramer--Teacher-Trombonist-Historian-Conductor
> www.geocities.com/armconband