[PRCo] PCC___1630

Sun Jan 22 19:36:34 EST 2006

Good Morning!!!!!!!

PRCo 1630 was a modestly different 1601-series PCC being equipped with 
fans and thus roof monitor to house those fans by the builder, St. Louis 
Car Company    ----    the fans were not added by PRCo  (In Fact  -- it 
was just the opposite  --  PRCo eventually removed those fans  --  and 
roof monitor!!!)

I included a few 1630 photos in recent days  --  Another  [One, two, 
several  --  donut know yet]  is // are  included With This Email so 
there is an  URL  at the bottom of the page.

PCC 1630 was apparently first assigned to Highland Car House when new  
--  first  URL  below shows a popular photo of this car on the ladder 
track at Highland.       Car 1630 was delivered to PRCo on the 18th of 
September 1945  (eggzactly 2-weeks later than 1627 and 1629,  12 days 
later than 1628 and After cars 1631--1642 were delivered)  and was 
placed into service 4-days later  --  22__September__1945.
http://206.103.49.193/pitts/htm/wvp184.htm  --  shows 1630 at the 71- 
and 73-lines terminal!

While both Highland and Plummer St. Car Houses closed at the same time,  
PCC 1630 was  *-apparently-*  transferred to Plummer for a brief 
period.       Photos exist of the car on the 94 line  (*-could-*  be 
fantrip)  but have seen info elsewhere that indicates this transfer is 
probably correct.       But by 1954 1630 was transferred to South Hills 
where it remained.       PCC 1630 was often assigned to the 42-Dormont 
so I had ample opportunity to ride it.

FIRST____Charter:::::::
PCC 1630 was involved in two different charters, the first being::

1957.03.17    1630    PRCo    Last PRMA trip on 1, 4, 5.

http://206.103.49.193/pitts/htm/wvp185.htm  --  destination sign reveals 
the possible charter but photo caption says 21-Fineview  --  This  
Could  Be  --  but outer end of 4-line was single track with one passing 
siding and loop.       Maybe Ed, Bob or someone else could positively 
identify this URL.       Charter probably included other lines than the 
1, 4, and 5    ----    would be an extremely short charter 
otherwise!!!!!!!       Note the Weather Guards installed by PRCo over 
the screens in the roof monitor.

http://206.103.49.193/pitts/htm/wvp318.htm  --  1630 at 4-Troy 
Loop.       Could one of those children be Bob Rathke??!!

The 94 destination sign I have seen on some photos  *-could__be-*  on 
this fantrip as well.       The 1- and 5-lines shared trackage with the 
94 along Liberty and Penn between 16th and downtown and we know how 
railfans are about setting destination signs to fool others!

http://tinyurl.com/87hbx

This on on the 27 line::
http://tinyurl.com/chpc9
.......is seen from the opposite direction in::
http://206.103.49.193/pitts/htm/wvp186.htm  --  in both of these photos, 
1630 is heading outbound and has just passed under the PRR overpass.

http://206.103.49.193/pitts/htm/wvp192.htm  --  1630 at Sheridan loop in 
the West End.      Date is same as the 1-, 4-, and 5-lines charter 
listed above.

http://206.103.49.193/pitts/htm/wvp195.htm  --  probably as the charter 
in 1957 started from South Hills.

http://206.103.49.193/pitts/htm/wvp194.htm  --  can not explain this 
photo unless it is a regular route assignment from South Hills!!!

The second  URL  at the bottom shows 1630 as a tripper on the Library 
line at Latimer OB.       One of the PCC books indicates that 1630 was 
to receive the B3 trucks from 1648 after the Homewood fire  --  don't 
remember this happening but wish it would have!!

The Third  URL  shows 1630 on the 38A in Castle Shannon.

SECOND____Charter:::::::
1961.04.16    1630    PRCo    "East End:"  82, 77/54, 67, 65, 56, 98, 
55, 64, 87, 62.

This second charter for 1630 was after the car had its fans and roof 
monitor removed  --  this happened some time in 1960 or 1961.       
Because many 10s and 11s were scrapped at this time PRCo apparently 
salvaged one of these trolley cowls and placed it on 1630 along with an 
Air Scoop forward but not aft.       (*-It  Has  Been  Reported-*  that 
this 1100-style trolley cowl is the reason  ({[pat]})  rejected the 
car.)       PRCo even overhauled the car electrically // mechanically 
and gave it a very nice paint job ala the 1700-series  --  even at a 
time when it was abandoning the same for the solid red dash  --  Even On 
Some 17s!!!       The 4th  URL  at the bottom shows this very nicely    
----    an utterly Handsome // Beautiful Car  --  PRCo winged Logo sets 
it off Very Nicely As Well!!!!!!!

http://206.103.49.193/pitts/htm/wvp198.htm  --  1630 enroute to 
Trafford  (O-R  coming back from same!!)

http://206.103.49.193/pitts/htm/wvp197.htm  --  1630 on the charter 
making the 62 Trafford Loop.       The Trafford line was originally 
worked by Double End Jones Low Floor Cars.       This trackage to form 
the loop was built between the PRCo 62 line and the West Penn line to 
Trafford.       The switch to complete the loop was already in place 
where WP met the PRCo Trafford line  --  it was this line where WP ran 
freight cars into Pittsburgh!

http://206.103.49.193/pitts/htm/wvp196.htm  --  1630 heading toward Pgh. 
on Trafford line.

http://206.103.49.193/pitts/htm/wvp193.htm  --  another view like above.

http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/Trafford%208-23-59.jpg  
--  this is Not 1630 but rather PCC Interurban 1646 taking the 62 
Trafford loop in the reverse direction    ----    Leave  It  To  
Railfans!!!!!!!       Cars 1646 and 1630 would be nose to nose in the 
photo of 1630 on the loop above!!!       The WP Trafford connection can 
clearly be seen in the foreground and the alignment of the track behind 
1646 would be the same as for the WP including the switch cut into the 
PRCo Trafford line.       Don't know how much of it was rebuilt by PRCo  
--  possibly all up through the turnout since it would have been quite 
aged when the loop was completed.       This is an  PRMA  Charter:::::::

1959.08.23    1646    PRCo    10, 13, 15, 18, 19, 50, 55, 56, 62, 64, 
65, 77/54, 87.

Certainly not an exhaustive study of PRCo 1630 but quite an interesting 
one All On The Inet!!!!!!!

Jim__Holland

I__Like__Ike.......And__PCCs!!

down with pantographs ---- UP___WITH___TROLLEYPOLES!!!!!!!

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