[PRCo] Re: Donora and the PCC

[James B. Holland]

mtoytrain at bellsouth.net wrote:

> Jim
>
> I am very appreciative of your investigating the facts concerning a 
> PCC making a trip to my old hometown of Donora. I only wish I had my 
> "Brownie" box camera and was able to take a picture. I have always had 
> an infatuation with Street Cars from the earliest age, sitting in 
> First thru Sixth grades at the Castner School on Mcken Avenue between 
> 10th and 9th Streets, many a day I would get reprimanded for looking 
> out the windown when I heard a Jones Low Floor pass by, and yes the 
> familiarity of the old yellow (orange) cars was imprinted on my mind, 
> but I also remember that beautiful day that I could not believe my 
> eyes and there was a PCC in Donora, now I can remember that there was 
> a significant diference between the Jones Low Floor and a PCC car.
>
> Anyway, thanks for your investigation and the facts you emailed will 
> be saved with my PRCo data. And yes it was in 1952, I was in Mrs 
> Browns Englsh class on the 2nd floor! Thanks again.
>
> Jerry M
>
> PS - I remember saying is it only me that cares about that car being 
> in Donora?


Were you in Mrs. Brown's English class before or after summer  --  or 
were you at summer school?

Like Ed says, it would seem that If this were a railfan excursion that 
we would have All Kinds Of Photos.

*-A-*  possibility is that a regular Revenue car was sent down there to 
turn around to get back on schedule, because the line was blocked, etc., 
etc., etc.       Do you remember What Kind Of PCC It Was?

And, No, I don't think it is you that only cares.       I asked the same 
question onlist some time this year and was totally shot down on the 
idea but also have to wonder why the railfan community hasn't been aware 
of any PCCs being down on Donora.       Sopme of the  *-Members-*  of 
PERC, PRMA, PTM  were // are  PRCo // ({[pat]})  employees.



Jim__Holland


I__Like__Ike.......And__PCCs!!

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