[PRCo] Re: Fwd: Re: Gazzz

[Boris Cefer]

How many motor rewindings? Not many. Rewinding motors, overhauling gears and
some similar activities were done by PRCo only when that particular
component failed. There were no preventive overhauls of axle assemblies.
There were some motor overhauls but these usually did not require rewinding.

B
----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred Schneider" <fwschneider at comcast.net>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2005 3:26 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Fwd: Re: Gazzz


> I suspect the 1700s had about 10 miles an hour times  15 hours a day
> times times 365 days a year times 30 some years .... 1.5 to 2 million
> miles.    Now do you want to ask how many times the brake drums and
> shoes were replaced?   How many new wheels were installed?  How many
> new contactor tips?   How many new batteries?  How many light
> bulbs?   How many motor rewindings?   How many hypoid ring and pinion
> gears?   How many axle and motor bearings?   How many axle oil seals?
>
> We forget that these things had to be done because we no longer do
> them to our cars.
>
> HAPPY THANKSGIVING WEEKEND TO ALL OF YOU.    I'M OFF TO MOTOR SANTA
> CLAUS UP AND DOWN THE LINE AT PTM.
>
> On Nov 22, 2005, at 11:49 PM, Derrick J Brashear wrote:
>
> > I got rid of a 1997 Neon with 119k miles on it Tuesday, replaced it
> > with a
> > 2002 convertible with 37k miles. I still have a 1990 minivan with 230k
> > miles on it, which is still going. But to put it in perspective....
> > how
> > many miles did the PCCs have on them when they went in to be
> > stripped and
> > rebuilt into 4000s?
> >
> > Derrick
> > who's trying to move into the city but will probably still drive
> > too much
> >
> >
>
>