[PRCo] Re: Homewood + early PCC days

[Boris Cefer]

But we have turned to GE style contactors and interlocking contacts!

B

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James B. Holland" <PRCoPCC at P-R-Co.com>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2005 10:30 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Homewood + early PCC days


> 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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> 
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