[PRCo] Re: Green boxes

[John Swindler]

Also one at Jane St. loop/terminal of 76, about half way between Swissvale 
Ave. and Coal St.  At around 10 years of age "helped" a couple motormen 
refill the sand bins or boxes on their cars - or maybe it was just 'observe' 
the action.    Don't remember color of the large storage sand box in the 
loop - green perhaps was standard - but they were constructed out of sheet 
metal, and lid was heavy.  There's a suspicion that there was also one at 
Tioga loop.

Suspect that a review of some pictures would also reveal sand boxes at 
Lincoln Park (Place??) loop, Carrick, Arlington.

So was it a "sand box" on the car and a "sand bin" storage on the street - 
or vise versa - or ???????

John


>From: "James B. Holland" <PRCoPCC at P-R-Co.com>
>Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>Subject: [PRCo] Re: Green boxes
>Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2005 12:48:03 -0800
>
>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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