[PRCo] Re: Hubometers!!!

[Edward H. Lybarger]

I don't thing there was a "d" in the name.  It was a meter that rode on a
hub.  A "speedometer" is a meter that measures speed, and that's where the
"d" is from.  The hubometer measures mileage rather than speed.

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From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org]On Behalf Of Boris
Cefer
Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 9:14 AM
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Hubometers!!!


Or hubdometers?
They were on 4000s!

Boris

----- Original Message -----
From: "Holland Electric Rwy. Op. H.E.R.O. -- Import SPTC 1.48 Models //
James B. Holland" <PRCoPCC at P-R-Co.com>
To: "- 1717 PRCo__WP__JTC -" <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 2:06 AM
Subject: [PRCo] Hubometers!!!


>     Good Morning!
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>     Just found this information from past archives and found a photo
>     which reveals same  --  included  --  URL at end
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>     Date: Mon, 05 Jun 2000 12:22:21 -0400
>     From: "Edward H. Lybarger" <twg at pulsenet.com>
>     Subject: Miscellany
>     Sender: owner-pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>     To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>     Reply-to: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
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>     Also, the hub odometers on the 1000s and 1100s were removed after
>     about a year due to "high maintenance costs."
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> Jim__Holland