[PRCo] Re: Pgh Railways vehicle

[Edward H. Lybarger]

These were cars that dumped material such as ballast and fill along (or on,
in the case of bottom dump models) the track.  They were manufactured by
Differential Car Company of Findlay, Ohio.

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[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org]On Behalf Of Matt
Barry
Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 12:08 PM
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Subject: [PRCo] Re: Pgh Railways vehicle


Excuse my lack of maintenance vehicle knowledge, but what is a
differential dump?   I am guessing it was a vehicle used to spread
ballast on private right of way?
hwandrews at wowway.com wrote:

>Looks like one of the Differental Dumps, ie M550-M555
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>Howard
>On Mon, 19 Jun 2006 12:23:23 -0400, Matt Barry wrote
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>>Anyone know what type of railways vehicle this was?     There are
>>two pics here, both from the Historic Pittsburgh site. The first is
>>a wide view, as described below, and the 2nd is a close-up view of
>>the railways vehicle in question.
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>>Title: North Shore
>>Date: March 12, 1929
>>Creator: Pittsburgh City Photographer
>>Description: Looking South from Reedsdale Street. A Grocery is On
>>the Left and a Tailor Shop is On the Right. Subjects: North Shore
>>(Pittsburgh, Pa.) Scotland Street (Pittsburgh, Pa.) Show windows-
>>-Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh. Commercial strips--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
>>Grocery trade--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
>>Location: North Shore
>>Address: Scotland Street
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>railways/northshore1929_closer.jpg
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>Thanks,
>Howard Andrews
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