[PRCo] Re: PCC being towed

[Bill Robb]

A very good effort on the module and all the photos
for us to study.

Bill Robb

--- "Dietrich, Robert J." <Robert.Dietrich at unisys.com>
wrote:

> In my world anything can happen.  Tow 'em backwards
> if you have to.
>
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/bdietrich/scene036.htm.
>  Don't forget to
> scroll down to see where I got the idea.
> 
> Bob
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
>
[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org]
> On Behalf Of
> hrbran99 at adelphia.net
> Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2005 11:48 PM
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: PCC being towed
> 
> Ninety-nine times out of one hundred a disabled car
> would be in front.
> Not too often you could do it the easy way and
> "pull" the bad car back
> to S.H.Jct. It was very dangerous pushing through
> the crowded downtown
> Pgh streets. I did it several times and was always
> glad when that chore
> was finished safely.
> HrB
>  
> ---- "James B. Holland" <PRCoPCC at P-R-Co.com> wrote: 
> > Boris Cefer wrote:
> > 
> > > The attachment shows something unfrequent - a
> PCC being towed by an 
> > > =another PCC. Perhaps the salty slush got in one
> of its motors. I 
> > > haven't =seen any picture like this one before.
> One would expect 
> > > failed PCC to be =pushed to a nearby loop or
> spur track to wait
> there 
> > > for one of the tow =cars.
> > >
> > > B
> > >
> > >
>
http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/1757%20towed.jpg
> > 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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