[PRCo] Re: Run numbers

[Matt Barry]

Yes, indeed.   I learned something.  I never paid much attention to those 
numbers before.    Thanks for the lesson!
matt
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Boris Cefer" <westinghouse at iol.cz>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2005 7:17 AM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Run numbers


> Yes, it is clear.
> Thanks :-)
>
> B
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> ----- 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.
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>> >B
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>> >----- 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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