[PRCo] Re: Homewood + early PCC days

[Fred Schneider]

That you said before.   It would be nice to have a translation in the  
PTM library.

On Oct 23, 2005, at 2:45 PM, Boris Cefer wrote:

> 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
>>>>>>>>
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