[PRCo] Re: Green boxes

[Boris Cefer]

And what about some tools and salt for crews cleaning track switches around
the PRCo system? These had to be stored somewhere near the tracks.

Boris

----- Original Message -----
From: "James B. Holland" <PRCoPCC at P-R-Co.com>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 9:48 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Green boxes


> That's a PRCo  *Sand*  box  (city wouldn't be placing boxes at SHJ!)
> --  don't remember color  --  there 366-days a year.       One at the
> 42-wye, Clearview Loop, etc.
>
> Silence  IS  Golden!
>
> Jim__Holland
>
>
> Dietrich, Robert J. wrote:
>
> > Things have been quiet for a couple days folks, I'm surprised. Am I
> > imagining things or did the city place big green boxes on selected
> > street corners in the winter months? As I recall they contained rock
> > salt for getting cars out of a jam. If I'm on the right track so far
> > then what were those boxes called?
> >
> > I do have a SHJ connection to this question. What is in the green box
> > in this picture http://mywebpages.comcast.net/bdietrich/outback.htm?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Bob
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