[PRCo] Re: Interurban PCCs ???

[James B. Holland]

San Francisco didn't have cut-off governors on the PCCs  --  We could 
really get them rolling inbound downhill in Twin Peaks Tunnel where we 
easily had over a 1-mile run  --  as long as the power pedal was 
depressed that car had power  --  strong brake spotting when the power 
released!!

Jim


Boris Cefer wrote:

> 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__Holland


I__Like__Ike.......And__PCCs!!

down with pantographs ---- UP___WITH___TROLLEYPOLES!!!!!!!