[PRCo] Re: PCC__Handbrakes

[Boris Cefer]

We have an interior view of 10xx.

B

----- Original Message -----
From: "Edward H. Lybarger" <trams at adelphia.net>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2005 5:46 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: PCC__Handbrakes


> I don't think we have an interior view of a 10.  We have one of car 100,
> with the automotive-type handle-sticking-out-of-the-floor, and of course
we
> have the actual thing in 1138.  Someone who is more into minutiae than I
> will have to answer this one.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
> [mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org]On Behalf Of James
> B. Holland
> Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2005 12:40 AM
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: PCC__Handbrakes
>
>
> Hi Ed!
>
>
> Does it then follow that all the 10s and 11s have a wheel handbrake?
>
> The 12s did have  *opposite--working*  friction brakes from most
> Air-Cars  --  friction brakes on 12s spring applied so hand brake not
> needed to hold dead car.
>
> Jim
>
>
> Edward H. Lybarger wrote:
>
> > Our 1138 has the wheel; air cars 1400 and higher had the water pump.
> > 1200s didn't have a hand brake, did they?
> >
> > Ed
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
> > [mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org]On Behalf Of Boris
> > Cefer
> > Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2005 6:16 AM
> > To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> > Subject: [PRCo] Re: PCC__Handbrakes
> >
> >
> > 1440 at Seashore has the "water pump" hand brake lever.
> >
> > B
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "James B. Holland" <PRCoPCC at P-R-Co.com>
> > To: "- 1714 PRCo__WP__JTC -" <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
> > Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2005 12:02 PM
> > Subject: [PRCo] PCC__Handbrakes
> >
> >
> >>>> PRCoPCC at P-R-Co.com writes:
> >>>
> >> >> Don't remember wheel to operate hand brake -- remember lever.
> >>
> >>
> >> > CRVLKOTULA at aol.com wrote:
> >>
> >> > Interesting.......I remember seeing one of these
> >> > hand brake wheels on a Washington PCC from
> >> > the 1938 group. ....A good view of the hand brake
> >> > wheel is illustrated in Fred Schneider's PCC book,
> >> > The Car That Fought Back, on page 142,
> >> > as it appears on a 1938 Philadelphia PCC.
> >>
> >> > Dick Kotulak
> >>
> >>
> >> Hi Richard!!
> >>
> >>
> >> Pg.159 shows PRCo 100 in top left photo with handbrake lever but what
> >> I really remember is the lever like on MBTA 3275 on the top
> >> right!       Don't remember any wheel handbrakes but they apparently
> >> lasted into my era. It is *possible* PRCo changed them to levers but
> >> do not know that for sure.
> >>
> >> I rode in 100 several times but don't remember anything about that
> >> lever -- just the inverted controller and how HOT it got!
> >
>
>
> Jim__Holland
>
>
> I__Like__Ike.......And__PCCs!!
>
> down with pantographs ---- UP___WITH___TROLLEYPOLES!!!!!!!
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