[PRCo] Re: comparison with Cleveland

[James B. Holland]

Ken & Tracie wrote:

> To be fair to PRCo., the operating environment placed the cars in what 
> I believe (just my personal opinion) was the absolutely most intense 
> operating environment of any major North American traction system.


In addition to PRCo being bled to death from all the Underlies so that 
money was not available for anything outside of maintenance, the filthy 
rotten air of Pgh. which rotted curtains off their rods in homes, the 
ultra-hostile city government, It Is A Wonder That PRCo survived At All.

> Most original PAT management team members didn't think the remaining 
> car lines were going to last beyond 1969-70.


Stated more precisely:::       """Most original PAT management team 
members were Hades Bent on getting rid of TrolleyCars  --  they didn't 
want Pgh. to have the largest operating antique trolleycar museum Right 
On City Streets!"""       The deplorable conditions of the PCCs under  
({[pat]})  is a direct effect of this policy  --  they were Purposely 
allowed to disintegrate.

> Mark shared an absolutely heart breaking view of interurban car 1619 
> (attached link.)


THAT    IS   A   ({[pat]})   CAR    ----    *NOT*    PRCo.       Yes, 
PRCo had its dings, dents, faded paint, fresh paint  *spots*  but I 
never saw a  PRCo  PCC  look like the  ({[pat]})  1619!

This is not the first time we have had this  *discussion*  And from the 
same source.       I provided an email with Multiples of URLs showing  
*PRCo*  PCCs in decent condition  --  that email  IS  in the archives at 
dementia, but if I can find my copy I shall forward it.

Cleveland PCCs should have been in decent shape  --  they only operated 
6-years max and then  ALL  trolleycars disappeared from Cleveland and 
the people were left with  Gutterliners!


http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/mark1619.jpg



Jim__Holland


I__Like__Ike.......And__PCCs!!

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