[PRCo] Re: Homewood + early PCC days

[Boris Cefer]

OK.

I attached a picture, a draft of Homewood shops. The picture was drawn by a
guy from Czechoslovakia who visited Pittsburgh (and also other PCC
operations) in 1949 to observe the PCC design, operation, maintenance and
other aspects. No, you did not have commies spying on Pittsburgh. Nor Nazis
as Jim indicated after my statement regarding previous visit of a
Czechoslovakian guy to Pittsburgh in the early 1939. The guy then made a
long report (I have it) on everything relative the PCC technology (various
details of Westinghouse and GE development and improvements) and streetcar
operation in Pgh and several other US cities. His conclusion was that as
early as in 1939 the Westinghouse equipped cars were more popular than GEs.
I hope it is clear.

B

----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred Schneider" <fwschneider at comcast.net>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2005 8:31 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Homewood + early PCC days


> This is the one I suggested you translate into English.
>
> On Oct 23, 2005, at 10:55 AM, Boris Cefer wrote:
>
> > No. It was even before the Nazis took over.
> >
> > B
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "James B. Holland" <PRCoPCC at P-R-Co.com>
> > To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
> > Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2005 3:51 PM
> > Subject: [PRCo] Re: Homewood + early PCC days
> >
> >
> >
> >> Zzzzzoundssss!
> >>
> >> We also had the Nazis spying on PRCo!
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Boris Cefer wrote:
> >> .
> >>
> >>
> >>> Not only commies!     I have an extensive report on Pittsburgh PCC
> >>> operation dated by early 1939, long before the commies took over our
> >>> country.   It contains interesting descriptions of what Westinghouse
> >>> changed or improved, information on PRCo people, track construction
> >>> etc.     Yet in 1939 the Westinghouse equipment was more popular
> >>> than
> >>>
> > GE!
> >
> >>>
> >>> B
> >>>
> >>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>> "James B. Holland" <PRCoPCC at P-R-Co.com> wrote::
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Hey Jerry!
> >>>>> .
> >>>>> .
> >>>>> Yes, often get snide remarks about being from Pittsburgh but we
> >>>>> can
> >>>>> now take solace ---- U.S.A. residents may not have thought much of
> >>>>> us but we apparently had the Commies spying on us -- AND on our
> >>>>> TrolleyCars At That!!!!!!! Pgh. must have been important!!!!!!!
> >>>>> .
> >>>>> .
> >>>>> .
> >>>>> Boris Cefer wrote:
> >>>>> .
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> The attached draft was made by a Czechoslovakian guy who
> >>>>>> visited=Pittsburgh in 1949.
> >>>>>> .
> >>>>>> B