[PRCo] Re: Pittsburgh Overhead

[Boris Cefer]

But others don't. I remember posting them months back.
You were There Here Over There in Pittsburgh, but not in Praha. Otherwise
you would have to move to CZ rather than to the west.

B

----- Original Message -----
From: "James B. Holland" <PRCoPCC at P-R-Co.com>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2005 1:27 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Pittsburgh Overhead


> Have these already, Thank You!!!!!!!       I  Was  There  when these
> were photographed  --  In  This  Life!!!!!!!
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> J
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> Boris Cefer wrote:
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> > On the other hand, this (see the att) confirms opposite - some
> > European cars are nice also with poles.
> > B
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "James B. Holland" <PRCoPCC at P-R-Co.com>
> > To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
> > Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2005 12:45 PM
> > Subject: [PRCo] Re: Pittsburgh Overhead
> >
> >> Rolling bronze wheel is constantly arcing since it is constantly
> >> making and breaking (braking? :-) ) contact and a number of udder
things.
> >>
> >> Yes, The Wheel Does Make Good Contact at hanger point because hanger
> >> is wrapped around the wire from the top with bevel and taper on the
> >> lower side. The biggest problem is if an armor protector is then
> >> wrapped around the wire from below to protect the ear -- this causes
> >> a slight bump. Also a source of arcing, Which I Like (as Ike) but
> >> also a source of overhead wear.
> >>
> >> I liked this. Loved riding the interurban at night because I could
> >> see the inside and outside lights flicker ever so slightly as the
> >> wheel hit an armor and bounced ever so slightly -- I could even feel
> >> the power interruption!
> >>
> >> Solly, Cholly -- donut at all believe that PRCo PCCs suffered from a
> >> lack of juice because of the bronze wheel on trolley ears -- we had
> >> those puppies rolling right along Many A Time right up into the Very
> >> Early 1960s. YOU Should KNOW That since you worked for PRCo in a
> >> former life!! :-P
> >>
> >> More tension required to keep a wheel in good contact with the
> >> overhead than is required with a shoe. Even with increased pressure
> >> on a wheel equipped pole, PRCo trolley poles did not do damage to the
> >> overhead on dewirement.
> >>
> >> So there -- I Am Giving Some Argooments From Your Side. And your
> >> comments about disagreement (Contrary Points would be better wording
> >> as we really aren't disagreeing!) could also be Reverse Sickology to
> >> force me to stop commenting -- but don't want to so disappoint you!!!
> >>
> >> down with pantographs ---- UP___WITH___TROLLEYPOLES!!!!!!!
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> >>
> >> JIM
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> >>
> >> PS -- pans in rear of car not so bad but agreed that Europa trams
> >> look better with pans.
> >
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