[PRCo] Re: Interurban PCCs ???

[Boris Cefer]

Whatever governors the lower series did have, no doubt it was defunct when
you rode them in 50s.

B

----- Original Message -----
From: "James B. Holland" <PRCoPCC at P-R-Co.com>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2005 11:14 AM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Interurban PCCs ???


> Well,  Glory__Be!!!!!!!
>
> We thought slip/slide was something developed with the electronic
> revolution  --  and here the PCCs had it 60-years ago.
>
> Whatever governors were on the lower series Air-Cars - 14s, 15s, 12s -
> didn't operate the same as on the 16s  --  power never shut off on the
> lower cars and EveryThing was vibrating at speed!       M11 took speed
> extremely well with little vibration, however  --  rode a charter out on
> Library and the power pedal was flat on the floor unless it was
> absolutely necessary to brake.      Very Interesting that the 17 on
> Library caught up to us at Castle Shannon Inbound  --  motorman on the
> charter thought it would even though we were moving at break neck speed
> with M11.
>
>
> Jim