[PRCo] Re: Interurban Accidents

[James B. Holland]

Fred Schneider wrote:
> One of my favorites was the initial San Francisco Municipal Railway 
> livery. Nothing quite beats gray paint in a city noted for its summer 
> blankets of fog. I'm not quite sure that the Market Street Railway 
> white front cars were a whole lot better. Sorry Jim. solid cream that 
> British Columbia Electric used in the 1950s was not good either.


We as drivers strongly opposed going back to that gray.       This 
photo, shot by Presidio Driver Robert Parks, was included in a letter to 
then GM Michael Burns revealing the camouflage nature of the gray 
introduced on the Breda lrvs and now onto the motor and trolley 
coaches.       There is a gray coach in the photo here!       The Only 
TrolleyCoaches to have the gray are the artic ETIs  --  the regular 
fleet are white like this!       Hope this is a mute point now that 
Michael Burns is an ex-GM of Muni, ex-Top Official of Septic, and is now 
with VTA in Santa Clara.       It Was His Idea alone to go to the gray!

What you are saying above is it dassnn''tt matter what color the vehicle 
- we get accustomed to same and ignore it and hit it!       This is 
underscored by those who Have To See Lowered Gates at RR crossings yet 
choose to go around the same.



Jim__Holland


I__Like__Ike.......And__PCCs!!

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


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