[PRCo] Re: Run numbers

[Boris Cefer]

You are welcome! :-)

B

----- Original Message -----
From: "Matt Barry" <mrb190 at pitt.edu>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2005 7:14 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Run numbers


> 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
> >
> > ----- 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
> >
> >
> >>
> >>
> >> 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
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> >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
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > 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
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > >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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