[PRCo] Re: 1.>--PCCs___vs___lrvs__--__2.>--PCC___Trucks

[Boris Cefer]

But Seymour Kashin, who eventually did not put the book together (it was
Demoro who did it), has a large collection which probably contains many
valuable items and info. But I have no way to ask him what he has.

B

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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: Monday, April 17, 2006 10:38 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: 1.>--PCCs___vs___lrvs__--__2.>--PCC___Trucks


> Because  1225  is not part of the official record.       We can only
> speculate how 1225 got the trucks.
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> This PCC book looks like a carbon copy of the other books    ----
> enough so that it appears as though the other books were used as The
> Source.       The writing style is distinctly different and the
> arrangement is poor.
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> Boris Cefer wrote:.
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> >My copy of the book reads the same. But where did they find this info? It
does not mention car 1225 which did have the first pair of experimental
trucks too.
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> >>From pg.077 of DeMoro's PCC book:::::::
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> >>             """The experimental trucks were delivered to Pittsburgh
Railways in 1940 and 1941 and placed under cars 1230 and 1278.       The
trucks were tested all during WW2 but wartime traffic needs prevented the
level of experimentation desired by TRC.       Late in 1945, the trucks were
removed from the two cars so they could be reconstructed as prototypes of
the proposed new B-3 truck, which would be built exclusively in North
America by SLCCo.       One of the prototypes was installed under car 1613
for test operation on Pittsburgh's long interurban lines to Washington and
Charleroi.       The second prototype was put under the 1614 in May 1946.
Ten additional B-3 truck sets were acquired to convert other PCC cars to
interurban service.       In addition, a B-2 truck modified by Clark was
tested and placed under the 1644.       This truck was designated B-2a and
was intended as a compromise suitable for both street and open track
running.       Clark later off!
>  ered this truck as the B-2b."""
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> >> From pg.165-166 ibid:::::::
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> >>             """The B-3 truck was developed starting in 1939 to solve
some of the problems experienced with the B-2 truck on open track.       As
long as it was on rigid track in city streets, the B-2 performed very well.
But it tended to nose on open track, a problem that was especially critical
on systems like Pittsburgh, which served as the field laboratory, and had
extensive mileage off city streets."""
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