[PRCo] Re: PRCo Dumps // Coal // Ash Cars

Tue Jun 20 15:34:55 EDT 2006

Bob's site and my information list three groupings of Dump cars::
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500--505  --  6 cars  --  Clark Car Co.
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514--517  --  4 cars  --  Differential
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550--555  --  6 cars  --  Differential
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500 thru 517 were scrapped by the mid 1930s so the photo that Bob showed 
us could have been one of these cars.
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PRCo had some Coal // Ash cars.
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M104 is listed as an  ASH  car for Glenwood PowerHouse - built 1896, 
scrapped 19240318 - 18 feet long!
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The   *--FIRST--*    M281,    M282,    M283,    M285,       In Addition 
To    M284,    M286,    M287,    M288,    M289    were listed as  
Ash_//_Coal  cars and details are sketchy  --  nothing as to builder nor 
date nor if motorized or just trailers.       Most, but not all, sold 
to  DLCo  on Brunots Island.
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Jim___Holland
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hwandrews at wowway.com wrote:
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>Sorry I didn't include any details.
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>Check out Bob's info on all the cars - here's the link to the Dump Vehicles:
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>http://mywebpages.comcast.net/shawncd/SHJ/crm550.htm
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>The Differential 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.
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>Howard
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>On Tue, 20 Jun 2006 12:08:14 -0400, Matt Barry wrote
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>>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?
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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
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http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/northshore1929.jpg

http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/northshore1929_closer.jpg