[PRCo] Re: Fwd: Re: Gazzz

[Fred Schneider]

YOU WERE THERE?

On Nov 23, 2005, at 11:04 AM, Boris Cefer wrote:

> 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
>>>
>>>
>>
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