[PRCo] PRCo___Low--Floor___Trailers

[Holland Electric Rwy. Op. H.E.R.O. -- Import SPTC 1.48 Models // James B. Holland]

Good Morning!

Included are 2 photos  "Courtesy of the Miller Library, Pennsylvania 
Trolley Museum"  that show a couple of the PRCo low floor trailers of 
which we have  "spoken."


The first  URL  shows  "Pure"  trailer  A200 which means it totally 
lacks motors but Does Have Brakes!       It is being pulled by High 
Floor 4064 and is on a ladder track in the Homewood yards.       The B & 
C trailers had 2 motors per car to assist in MU operations but only some 
of these cars had a controller modified only for shop movements.


The second  URL  shows  Former  Trailer  A217  turned into Full Motor 
car Pulling One Of Its Cousins at the terminal of the 71 and 73 lines 
aside the Highland Park Car House  (Bunker Hill!!!)       In both cases  
(A200 and A217)  note the absence of an end door  --  only center doors 
on these vehicles!       Fred notes that they eventually received an end 
door when converted from trailer to independent power car.       Both 
these cars  'appear'  to have folding center doors  --  some of the cars 
had sliding doors!       Westinghouse developed a special motor that 
would fit the small wheels on these cars  (24 or 26 inches)  and this 
ushered in the era of the  Then  Low  Floor  TrolleyCars!




Jim__Holland


I__Like__Ike.......And__PCCs!!

down with pantographs ---- UP___WITH___TROLLEYPOLES!!!!!!!


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