[PRCo] Re: Maintenance

[Fred Schneider]

When did you look at it, Boris?  We do know a lot about it.   For  
example, all of the car record cards for Los Angeles Railway / LATL  
are at the museum in Perris.   If someone wants to look, and there  
are those who have, we know precisely what was done.   Jim is  
correct.   LATL's maintenance was superb ... among the best in the  
nation and it was a National City Lines property to boot.

On Nov 29, 2005, at 6:48 AM, Boris Cefer wrote:

> The external appearance of the Los Angeles PCCs (and not only of  
> them) was
> excellent, but we don't know much about the electrical and mechanical
> repairs and preventive maintenance. At least the electrical  
> compartments of
> car 3001 preserved by OERM appear far better than PRCo 1138 these  
> days. But
> there is a fact that Los Angeles did not and does not use salt to  
> treat
> streets in winter.
>
> B
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "James B. Holland" <PRCoPCC at P-R-Co.com>
> To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 12:36 PM
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Maintenance
>
>
>> We might add Los Angeles to the list as well  --  incredible  
>> system!!!
>>
>>
>>
>> Boris Cefer wrote:
>> .
>>
>>> Basically true, but there were some PCC operators that put  
>>> importance
>>> on preventive maintenance.
>>> An example might be Washington DC which overhauled axle assemblies
>>> regardless of their mechanical condition each several years /
>>> xxx,xxx.xx miles.
>>>
>>> B
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "James B. Holland" <PRCoPCC at P-R-Co.com>
>>> To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 12:02 PM
>>> Subject: [PRCo] Maintenance
>>>
>>>
>>>> That isn't PRCo alone -- that I-S basic American Policy.
>>>>
>>>> U.S.A. is maintenance free society aka throw-away society.
>>>>
>>>> Europe seems to be preventive maintenance intensive!
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Jim__Holland
>>
>>
>> I__Like__Ike.......And__PCCs!!
>>
>> down with pantographs ---- UP___WITH___TROLLEYPOLES!!!!!!!
>>
>>
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