[PRCo] Re: Pgh__--__San--Fran__Connection

[Fred Schneider]

One might be lead to suggest that the satisfaction in Pittsburgh and  
dissatisfaction in San Francisco were subjective in both cases.     
The answer might lie somewhere between the two following statements:   
He designed it here, therefore it is good.   They designed it,  
therefore it is not good.



On Apr 23, 2006, at 12:21 AM, Holland Electric Rwy. Op. H.E.R.O. --  
Import SPTC 1.48 Models // James B. Holland wrote:

> 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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