[PRCo] Re: Donora and the PCC

[Edward H. Lybarger]

The 3700s came out of service sometime in 1950.  November, maybe?

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Subject: [PRCo] Re: Donora and the PCC


Jim

Jim asks "What kind of PCC?"
If my memory (now most of you are saying Jerry is el nutto)  I believe it
was a 1700 series car,
the reason I know it was a PCC, as someone who rode to Monongahela / to
Charleroi, I remember
the grandeur of the 3700 series cars that also were running, and the image
of the car being in
Donora remains constant in my mind (53 years later!)  It was a PCC!

Jerry
>
> From: "James B. Holland" <PRCoPCC at P-R-Co.com>
> Date: 2005/09/26 Mon PM 05:59:38 EDT
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Donora and  the PCC
>
> 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!!!!!!!
>
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