[PRCo] Pgh__--__San--Fran__Connection

[Holland Electric Rwy. Op. H.E.R.O. -- Import SPTC 1.48 Models // James B. Holland]

Through the Untied Railroads  (Ed, John, Bill, Don may be able to give 
us more historical information)  there was a connection between these 
two cities.       This was borne out in home built  #0301  aka  #0401  
of the Market Street Railway, predecessor of the Muni, in that it is a 
Low-Floor design of 1915 that used the same trucks as PRCo Low-Floor 
cars.       Text from White Front Cars of San Francisco indicates that  
GE  motors were used  --  PRCo contracted with Westinghouse for the 
small motors.
#0301 was not successful in San Francisco and I think the difference is 
that SF has Grades and is Very Short Haul with Very Closely spaced stops 
while PRCo has Hills and some grades but less frequent and less closely 
spaced stops.       Text indicates that the cars were very successful in 
Pgh.

Five  URLs  below showing photos and text.       You may need to adjust 
the size of the scan to make the text legible  --  experimented with 
this before sending and it is quite satisfactory.


Jim__Holland


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