[PRCo] Re: Heat at PRCo 1700 Series Cars

[Fred Schneider]

May I be a s.o.b. like some of the others?   August 1954 ... a Sunday  
morning ... I rode a 1645 type in regular revenue service to Library  
and back.   It might have been simply that the motorman wanted that car.

On Aug 2, 2006, at 3:48 PM, Jim Holland wrote:

> 17s ran at All Times.
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> Daily service on the Interurbans post-1953 cutbacks was 17s  
> Interurbans
> only - 16s used only for trippers and other cars needed for  
> trippers may
> have been air cars.       In fact, Base service from 1951 forward  
> on the
> Interurbans was the 1700-series Interurbans.       Nothing modified on
> the cars for air.
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>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: <mtoytrain at bellsouth.net>
>> To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 7:10 PM
>> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Heat at PRCo 1700 Series Cars
>>
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>>> Mark Mcguire often speaks of the problem with the 1700 series cars
>>> and the heat!   must have been terrible riding in them during Heat
>>> spells or did the PRCo not run them on HOT days! Other than put in
>>> the "Standees" litle windows on top, did not the lower windows open
>>> at all? I am sure they must, haven't been able to get hold of Mark
>>> and ask him direct?
>>
>>> Would be interested in the various comments we get??
>>>
>>> Jerry Matsick
>>> a double ended Jones low floor rider!
>>
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