[PRCo] Re: PCC book

[Bill Robb]

Hi Jim!

A couple of years ago at Christmas, we had a
discussion on another list of which cities had Peter
Witt cars.  I said Pittsburgh.  Jim questioned my
source and I cited PCC From Coast to Coast (p. 161). 
Jim replied that most Pittsburgh cars were one man by
then so they wouldn't be using the Peter Witt fare
collection system. It's really a very minor, more of a
description than a fact. And the book is about one of
the best ever written about traction.

Bill Robb


--- "James B. Holland" <PRCoPCC at P-R-Co.com> wrote:

> I found what I consider  *Typos*    ----    Not
> Errors.
> 
> On the foldout entitled:::::::
> 
>
*Equipment__Variations_--_North__American__PCC__Cars*
> 
> in the rear pocket, on the back under Pittsburgh it
> lists the 
> 1500--1564s as having 12-degree front windshield
> slopes when they were 
> in fact identical to the 1400s, a 24-degree slope.  
>     The 1601--1699 
> Air-Electrics reverted to a 12-degree slope  -- 
> would be interesting to 
> understand why.       Aesthetically, I like the
> 12-degree on 
> Air-Electrics.        The 30-degree slope of
> All-Electrics is fine as 
> well  --  maybe a larger front windshield on a
> 24-degree slope would 
> look good as well  --  or not cutting the upper
> exterior corner of the 
> window for air intake would make a difference.
> 
> There are a couple others but can't remember them
> offhand.
> 
> 
> Jim__Holland
> 
> 
> 
> Bob Rathke wrote:
> 
> > My copy is the First Edition, including the data
> foldout. I'd be 
> > interested in knowing about any of the significant
> errors in this edition.
> >
> > As I mentioned in an e-mail to the list this
> Spring, I bought my copy 
> > of the PCC book at the Illinois Railway Museum in
> April - it was in a 
> > large box of books that I bought at $1/inch of
> book thickness.       
> > So, the PCC book cost me...75 cents???
> >
> > Bob 1/1/05
> >
> > -----------------------------
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Fred Schneider" <fschnei at supernet.com>
> > To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
> > Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2005 2:05 PM
> > Subject: [PRCo] Re: PCC book
> >
> >
> >> The first printing had a data foldout in the back
> ... the second did 
> >> not.       Make sure it is there if you bid or
> you might just as well 
> >> look for a second printing which had some of the
> other mistakes 
> >> cleaned up. fws
> >
> 
> 
> 



		
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