[PRCo] Re: Stick__Your__Fingers__In__This__One..............

James B. Holland PRCoPCC at P-R-Co.com
Sun Jun 20 23:29:45 EDT 2004


ktjosephson at earthlink.net wrote:

>1613 originally had a pilot that looked as if it was more at home on a
>2-8-2 steamer. Gone throughmy pictures, that monstrosity of a pilot was
>still on the car as late as 1971. I have a CERA book showing a mid or late
>1970s shot of the car with with a regular safety basket fender.
>

Good Info  --  Thanks!     The pilot was a Monstrosity  --  something in 
cheek?!?!

>When I last saw the car in service during late 1979, it still had a regular
>fender (and a fresh PRCO style repaint with too much  yellow in the cream.)
>

That too much yellow makes it look like pale mustard, kind of sick.


Jim__Holland




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