[PRCo] Re: Arden Progress

[Boris Cefer]

And what about to make 1613 (its repair isn't sheduled yet) with one half in
PRCo paint and second half in ugly PAT gray. And front truck B-3 and rear
B-2. Did I say I'm an engineer? Cheeze whiz!

B

----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred Schneider" <fschnei at supernet.com>


>
> 3.  And what about Pittsburgh Railways 4398?  Justin told me has to
> start on it on May 13th.   That will be the car that cannot ever be
> restored to one time frame without a great deal of effort and our own
> gold mine.  Pittsburgh changed them so much over time that there may not
> have been a handful of identical cars by the time they were scrapped.
> Some had level floors, some drop center.  Some had center doors that
> worked; some had blocked center doors with seats added.  Some had  25 hp
> motors, some 37 hp.  Some went to the scrap yard with Jones control,
> some had the Westinghouse copy of GE type M, and others had K-35
> control.  I would not surprise me if at least one got a K43 out of a
> 4100 at some point.  Bells were on the roof, some were under the floor.
> Some were scrapped as two man cars, some as one man cars.  Brake ratios
> were changed on some cars.    What a wonderful chance to make a Jones
> car on one side and a one-man K car on the other!
>
> That out to stir up a little hate mail?
>