[PRCo] Re: PCC__Handbrakes

[James B. Holland]

Edward H. Lybarger wrote:


> 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.



Minutia??- :-) :-D -!!        Does your email in CZ read the same, 
Boris??- :-D :-) -!!       This Is Critically Important Information!!


> -----Original Message-----
> From: 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!!!!!!!




Jim__Holland


I__Like__Ike.......And__PCCs!!

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