[PRCo] Re: Experimental B3 trucks

[Boris Cefer]

I know exactly what trucks were under 1613 and 1614, but I don't know when
they were installed.

The theory I provided recently has some weak points which needs to be
corrected. There were also some minor modifications to the earlier
prototypes and I will have to investigate. There was also some mixing with
wheels - the experimentals had, standard wheels, NACO wheels and
superresilient wheels. I have to putt al pictures together and then make
some conclusions.

What I know at this point is that the truck with standard wheels and double
spring pots (PCC Fought Back page 133 upper left) was the same unit as the
truck on page 132, bottom. But it had also NACO wheels at one time!

B

----- Original Message -----
From: "Holland Electric Rwy. Op. H.E.R.O. -- Import SPTC 1.48 Models //
James B. Holland" <PRCoPCC at P-R-Co.com>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 1:01 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Experimental B3 trucks


> The modification about 1945 might be related to this comment in the
> Notes section of Lind's book:::::::
>
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> HowSomeEver    ----    the  <Note>  in Lind's book to the Truck Job# for
> these Two Experimentals confirms fws3 comments below, and I quote:
> """Another report states the trucks were shipped in 1944."""
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
> So it seems that the original trucks arrived in Pgh not long after the
> 1200s themselves and were possibly shipped back to SLCCo for  <Upgrade>
> ca--1944  and then were returned to PRCo!       If these trucks were
> reasonably successful, wonder why the cars didn't keep the trucks with
> subsequent assignment to Tunnel for tripper service at least to Shannon!?!
>
> It is difficult to clearly see the trucks under 1613 and 1614 in the
> early photos but the B3 trucks, even though very near the prototype,
> must have been unique enough to cause maintenance concerns as they were
> removed from these cars probably after the 1953 cutback of the
> Interurbans to within Allegheny County Only!