[PRCo] Re: Homewood + early PCC days

[James B. Holland]

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


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