[PRCo] Re: PRCo___1700s-__-Delivery

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

I am going to make an   *--Assumed___Observation--*   of  YES!  --  
based on the following:
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01.>--The article states that both Westinghouse and GE had big ad 
spreads in the Pgh. snoozepapers prior to debut of the cars.
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02.>--The article Refers to the whole 100 car lot.
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03.>--The Only Distinction made about this 100 car lot of 1700s is that 
25 of the cars are built for Interurban service.
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Therefore, unless information to the contrary is presented, it seems 
reasonable to assert that  1700--1799  benefit from #3 listed below and 
requoted here:::::::
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"""3:___A change has been made in the motor control which permits 
carrying the acceleration rate to a higher speed which, in effect, means 
that the cars can operate up grades faster. This is tied in with a Speed 
Governing Relay, which will not permit the cars to exceed a 
predetermined maximum speed."""
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Jim___Holland
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Boris Cefer wrote:
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> This is the high field shunting I mentioned some time back. This 
> article confirms that it provided faster acceleration at higher speeds 
> and faster up grade operation.
> Now, were all 1700s equipped this way? (GE cars?)
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> Boris
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From:  James B. Holland" <PRCoPCC at P-R-Co.com>
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>> The following is gleaned from *--Mass___Transportation--* 
>> January_1949, pgs.48-51:::
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>> """Last month Pittsburgh, perhaps the strongest of the street car's 
>> few remaining strongholds, took delivery on the first of 100 new 
>> streamliners. These 100 new cars will bring the company's streamline 
>> fleet to 666 cars, with nearly as many old timers of various vintages 
>> swelling the total of cars covering the hilly steel city's more than 
>> 500 miles of track....
>> """
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>> """Addition of the new cars received heavy play in the Pittsburgh 
>> newspapers (possibly influenced by some big ad spreads from such 
>> suppliers as Westinghouse, GE, St.Louis Car Company [SLCCo], 
>> U.S.Steel and Clark Equipment) and Tom Fitzgerald and company 
>> doubtless hoped that the pleasant publicity would lessen the public's 
>> antagonism to the company's current request for another fare 
>> increase..."""
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>> """Improved control circuits make the operation of the cars 
>> smoother.   These improvements include:"""
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>> """3:___A change has been made in the motor control which permits 
>> carrying the acceleration rate to a higher speed which, in effect, 
>> means that the cars can operate up grades faster. This is tied in 
>> with a Speed Governing Relay, which will not permit the cars to 
>> exceed a predetermined maximum speed."""
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