[PRCo] Fwd: Functions__8-_&_-9

[Fred Schneider]

There's the sad group of cars that got away from PTM ... perhaps more  
so than M-11.

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> From: Jim Holland <prcopcc at p-r-co.com>
> Date: January 2, 2007 6:02:28 AM EST
> To: - 1714 PRCo__WP__JTC - <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
> Subject: [PRCo] Functions__8-_&_-9
> Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
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> Good Morning!!!!!!!
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> F8 was built by St. Louis Car in 1903 and was originally Washington &
> Canonsburg 202 and was subsequently numbered 3552 before being  
> converted
> to Freight Motor-8; it was converted to plow in September of 1943 and
> scrapped on 1961.10.11.       The shape of the plow is Not Unlike what
> we saw on PCC_M1276  --  a wedge shape, so there is a precedent
> here!!!       But this on looks like it flexes at the wedge.       It
> would seem that a flat surface would act more like a bettering ram  
> which
> would compact snow against it  --  the scoop shape folds the snow over
> in front and keeps it from compacting while being pushed away.
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> Jim___Holland
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