[PRCo] Re: Pgh Railways vehicle

[hwandrews at wowway.com]

Sorry I didn't include any details.

Check out Bob's info on all the cars - here's the link to the Dump Vehicles:

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/shawncd/SHJ/crm550.htm

The Differental Dumps have been refered to as the Pick-up truck of the 
traction lines.  PRC used them for everything... hauling ballast, ties, 
rails, etc.  Can't remember which line did it, but do remember one line used 
them to haul coal to the powerstation and ashs away.

Howard

On Tue, 20 Jun 2006 12:08:14 -0400, Matt Barry wrote
> 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
> >
> >Howard
> >On Mon, 19 Jun 2006 12:23:23 -0400, Matt Barry wrote
> >  
> >
> >>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed
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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.
> >>
> >>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
> >>
> >>-- Attached file removed by Ecartis and put at URL below --
> >>-- Type: image/jpeg
> >>-- Size: 77k (78886 bytes)
> >>-- URL : http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-
> >>    
> >>
> >railways/northshore1929.jpg
> >  
> >
> >>-- Attached file removed by Ecartis and put at URL below --
> >>-- Type: image/jpeg
> >>-- Size: 78k (80651 bytes)
> >>-- URL : http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-
> >>    
> >>
> >railways/northshore1929_closer.jpg
> >
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Howard Andrews
> >
> >
> >  
> >


Thanks,
Howard Andrews