[PRCo] Re: PTM's Latest Acquisition

[aprochek at aol.com]

Here is the link to the orlando sentinel article.  
 
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/orl-trolley2406may24,0,6715962.story?track=rss
 



 
-----Original Message-----
From: Fred Schneider <fwschneider at comcast.net>
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Sent: Sun, 28 May 2006 21:48:11 -0400
Subject: [PRCo] Re: PTM's Latest Acquisition


Thank heaves the lawyers don't run the museum.   I think the average  
automobile weighing in at 1200 lbs. hitting the oak timbers on the  
side of that open car will end up being swept up into a dust pan.     
I don't think the average bear understands that a lightweight car  
like PRT 5326 or NOPSI 832 or West Penn 832 is a heck of a lot more  
fragile when hit from the side than that open car will be.    The  
side members on that steel car are a truss that holds the whole  
shebang together (much like a truss bridge) but they are very light  
weight and the whole side is only a couple of inch thick.   That open  
car probably has oak sills that are about a foot thick on each side  
because there is no structure above it that is supporting of any  
weight ... the sills have to support the entire car!

On May 25, 2006, at 9:33 PM, Edward H. Lybarger wrote:

> There is no real danger running an open car across a highway  
> crossing.  The
> danger lay in running on a street PARALLEL to auto traffic, where  
> passengers
> debarking could be struck by a motorist.
>
> The lawyers don't run the museum.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
> [mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org]On Behalf Of  
> Mark
> McGuire
> Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 6:19 PM
> To: Pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> Subject: [PRCo] PTM's Latest Acquisition
>
>
>   I forwarded to Scott Becker the Orlando Sentinel article that Jerry
> sent to me. Scott was kind enough to send a couple photos. So attached
> (hopefully) are the photos of the new open car purchased
> by PTM. Thanks Jerry for the heads up!
>   I imagine PTM will use this car strictly on the east end to avoid
> the xing and possible lawsuits if the unthinkable were to happen.
> It looks sharp! Enjoy the photos!
>                              Mark
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