[PRCo] Re: Green boxes

[James B. Holland]

On trucks  --  these crews had trucks.

Boris Cefer wrote:

> 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
>>