[PRCo] Re: Interurban PCCs ???

James B. Holland PRCoPCC at P-R-Co.com
Sun Mar 27 17:53:05 EST 2005


Excellent finds!

Probably a typo with 5200s  --  single enders couldn't operate here  --  
doubt if old freight wye was still functional in 1944--1955.



Mark McGuire wrote:

> Excellent! Thanks Jim!
>
> Two small errors I found reading this article quickly:
>
> Author calls it "Black Junction". We all know that he missed the 
> "Diamond".
> A 5200 car waits at "Black Junction" for a trip to Donora. Should this 
> not be 4200? Maybe I'm mistaken , but I didn't think any 5200 cars 
> rode the interurbans or the Donora and Washington local lines.
>
> Thanks again Jim! Always nice to read someone else's perspective on an 
> interurban trip. I think some of our senior gentlemen who have had the 
> privilege should think about writing their recollections and let us 
> all read them. Probably pretty difficult to remember every detail now 
> though.
>
> Mark



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