[PRCo] Re: PCC being towed

James B. Holland PRCoPCC at P-R-Co.com
Mon Oct 31 16:19:13 EST 2005


John Swindler wrote:

> On a winter weekend in early 1960s PRCo set up a shuttle service on 
> Overbrook using two 1200s towed back to back. It was for removal of a 
> pedestrian overpass around Linden Grove. Used a crossover around 
> Frederick St. and operated from South Hills Jct. to ------ perhaps 
> Linden Grove.
>
> John


It's in Noah's  Ark--Ives  here OnList  --  I copied the article from 
somewhere  --  don't know that it was two 12s but two PCC cars  
*-coupled-*  together is what I remember.




Jim__Holland


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down with pantographs ---- UP___WITH___TROLLEYPOLES!!!!!!!




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