[PRCo] Re: Interurban Accidents

[John Swindler]

>Fred Schneider commented:
>
>John Swindler and I have joked about it many times.  "Yes officer.  I
>see it now.  I know it's 46 feet long.  But I couldn't see it in the
>woods."
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>I can just see that same brain dead individual trying it in Toronto
>and having their safety department coming down on top of him with
>track shoes.   You'll note all the yellow and black stripes on the
>doors of their cars so you can't miss them when the open.


As recently pointed out - there was a reason that West Penn and PRC went to 
orange paint.  But that would require an interest in the history of the 
transit industry (slander intended - and not just the transit industry)

Concerning the camouflage PCC, suspect the Army offered money, and those in 
PAT management forgot to say - "not the best idea."

Speaking about safety - how about replacing PRC red and white with PAT gray 
and white???  Now there's a safety upgrade (:>)

During Harold's tenure at PAT, generally only the white band was 'sold' for 
advertising purposes.  Also, the mod colors were a great improvement from 
PAT gray - both for safety and P.R. purposes.

With another apology for the usual biased opinion.

John






>On Sep 25, 2005, at 10:04 PM, Ken & Tracie wrote:
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> > No, it's the extension of the "Beer Line" that ran to North Milwaukee
> > Junction, then continued northwest to North Lake and I believe
> > there is
> > another branch that also runs north.
> >
> > To be truthful, before hitting the "send" button, I did consider
> > Rule #1
> > would apply.
> >
> > But now there are gates and people drive around them. Even if you
> > seldom see
> > a train, why drive around dropped gates with bells ringing and red
> > lights
> > flashing all over the place?
> >
> > To bring this back on topic, who was the one who pointed that it
> > took a real
> > brain trust to paint a PCC in Army camouflage and run it through
> > the woods
> > south of Pittsburgh? That was one of the best observations I've
> > ever read on
> > this list! I still laugh about it.
> >
> > K.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Fred Schneider" <fwschneider at comcast.net>
> > To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
> > Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2005 6:47 PM
> > Subject: [PRCo] Re: Interurban Accidents
> >
> >
> >
> >> Is this the old mainline?
> >>
> >> I suspect there is a inverse relationship to the number of train
> >> sightings and the number of accidents.   So, Rule #1:   If we seldom
> >> see a train, why bother to look.
> >>
> >> Then rule #2 takes effect.  That reads, in contest between 400,000
> >> lb. train and 4,000 lb. SUV, guess which wins?
> >>
> >> I ask all of you to make note .... next time you pull up to a
> >> railroad crossing in traffic, is there a dufus in front of you
> >> sitting on the tracks?   What are you going to do when he (she) backs
> >> up in a hurry?
> >>
> >>
> >> On Sep 25, 2005, at 9:28 PM, Ken & Tracie wrote:
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> >>> There is a former Milwaukee Road grade crossing at Villard Avenue
> >>> in what
> >>> used to be the town of North Milwauke
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> >>> The last time I visited Milwaukee, the short line that bought this
> >>> trackage
> >>> had installed gates, more prominent flashers and yet motor vehicle
> >>> versus
> >>> train accidents have been steadily increasing.
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> >>> Makes sense to me...
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