[PRCo] Re: PITTSBURGH'S___1950___TRACK___PROGRAM

[James B. Holland]

Fred Schneider wrote:
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> ... In the 1940s there was a lot of track replacement going on.

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In threads in the past we have observed that the Trustees during the 
Bankruptcy were quite good with PRCo  --  most if not all the PCCs were 
purchased under them and Not A Little Track Work was done.       It's a 
shame that all those Underliers ere bleeding so much cash from the 
company  --  wonder how it would have differed if PRCo had a better cash 
flow?

> In the early 1950s there was a lot of work at car stops and special 
> work ... probably were cars were derailing.

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Significant wear at car stops as braking exerts downward pressure with 
more rail wear.       Even on open T-Rail, stops that were used 
frequently often had the total railhead surface worn smooth whereas 
where cars are rolling there was only a thin line of steel visible on 
the railhead.       With PCC braking and the possible use of track 
brakes, rail at stops could wear even more.
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> In the late 1950s, there was a lot of work tearing up track.

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Wasn't it the late 1950s or early 1960s when not a small amount of track 
was replaced by PRCo on either Forbes or Fifth  --  has been mentioned 
here before.     Source may have been Trolley Fare  --  can't remember 
offhand.




Jim__Holland


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