[PRCo] Re: Russian___PCCs

[Edward H. Lybarger]

It was actually three lanes in 1940.

-----Original Message-----
From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org]On Behalf Of Fred
Schneider
Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 6:51 PM
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Russian___PCCs


And the new highway gradually evolved from two bright white concrete  
lanes in 1940 to five lanes today while the interurban disappeared.    
Public choice.

On Oct 25, 2005, at 2:54 PM, Edward H. Lybarger wrote:

> And some of us would never be able to get anywhere without them  
> because we
> live in low-density communities!  Of course, when my parents chose the
> property I now live on, the interurban ran a short distance  
> away...but so
> did the new highway.  They chose the location because of both.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
> [mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org]On Behalf Of  
> Boris
> Cefer
> Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 1:44 PM
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Russian___PCCs
>
>
> I never liked automobiles. Even as a kid. I was probably not aware  
> of that,
> but there was perhaps some subconscious influence of the fact that  
> they
> killed streetcars in many cities not only in America.
>
> Automobiles are so much useful, but imagine how the life would be nice
> without them.
>
> B
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Fred Schneider" <fwschneider at comcast.net>
> To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 7:36 PM
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Russian___PCCs
>
>
>
>> In their time frame, yes.
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>> A four-cylinder Mercedes Benz diesel 190 was great in 1959 too.
>> Those suckers would last 200,000 miles if you just routinely changed
>> the oil .
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>> And a Ford Model A was the "Cat's meow" in 1928.   It would do 60 mph
>> even though the speed limit might have been only 35.
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>> On Oct 25, 2005, at 1:30 PM, Boris Cefer wrote:
>>
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>>> And we are wasting time. I hear you saying the same.
>>> But weren't the PCCs great?!
>>>
>>> B
>>>
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