[PRCo] Re: Run numbers

[Boris Cefer]

Yes, it is clear.
Thanks :-)

B

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Swindler" <j_swindler at hotmail.com>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2005 1:11 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Run numbers


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> I recall it being referred to as a "block number".  It was a sequential
> number for cars assigned to a route - usually based on the order in which
> car left the barn. (first car out was block  1  second car out was block
2)
>    So the 'block number' should stay the same while the vehicle was on the
> street.
>
> The operator had his own 'run number' which referred to his pieces of
work.
> Usually two pieces of work were put together to form an operator's run,
with
> the goal being to minimize premium pay.  That is, make the operator's run
as
> close to eight hours as possible.
>
> In Chicago, the numbers displayed in the front window were not the
vehicle's
> "block number", but the operator's "run number".   Thus when making a
street
> relief, we had to know the operator's run number that we were relieving,
and
> we had the remember to change the number whenever we made a street relief.
> This wasn't necessary in Pittsburgh (unless it was a 'put on time' car).
>
> Hope this makes some sense - without going into too much detail
>
> John
>
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> >From: "Boris Cefer" <westinghouse at iol.cz>
> >Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> >To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
> >Subject: [PRCo] Re: Run numbers
> >Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2005 12:56:44 +0200
> >
> >That in lower right side of front window on air cars, above the window on
> >1700s.
> >
> >B
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "John Swindler" <j_swindler at hotmail.com>
> >To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
> >Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2005 12:40 PM
> >Subject: [PRCo] Re: Run numbers
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> > > Do you mean the operator's run number, or the vehicle run -  or block
> >number
> > > displayed in lower right side of front window???
> > >
> > > In Pittsburgh there was a difference.  In Chicago,there wasn't.
> > >
> > > John
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> > >
> > > >From: "Boris Cefer" <westinghouse at iol.cz>
> > > >Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> > > >To: "PRC" <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
> > > >Subject: [PRCo] Run numbers
> > > >Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2005 10:41:10 +0200
> > > >
> > > >What was the PRCo's system of run numbers? Did each route have its
own
> > > >route numbers starting with 1, or were all service cars assigned to a
> > > >particular carhouse numbered together?
> > > >Boris
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