[PRCo] Re: Stupid questions....

[Fred Schneider]

Yupper.   And you and I both rode West Penn.   That almost makes us  
fossils.

On Mar 11, 2007, at 12:45 PM, John Swindler wrote:

>
> Wellllllllll, yes you are (showing your age).  But then again, we  
> all are.
> (:>)
>
> Discussing PCCs shows our age.  Discussing low-floor cars REALLY  
> shows our
> age.  Going over the top is when you can talk about high floor cars.
>
> John
>
>
>> From: Fred Schneider <fwschneider at comcast.net>
>> Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Stupid questions....
>> Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2007 19:40:07 -0500
>>
>> Going back to Marietta, Ohio ... before standardization they used  
>> two-
>> color signals.   The red flashed three times and then the green went
>> out and the red came on solid.    Worked fine.
>>
>> Someone ought to bright this back to Pittsburgh if not for
>> trolleys.   Remember the local version of walk / don't walk lights.
>> Green, then green plus amber for don't walk, then amber, then red.
>>
>> Am I showing my age guys?
>>
>> On Mar 10, 2007, at 5:27 PM, robert netzlof wrote:
>>
>>> --- John Swindler <j_swindler at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Likewise, why do we need a yellow signal at an intersection.
>>>> Think of all the money that could be saved with only a two
>>>> aspect signal?
>>>
>>> I seem to recall seeing many such in New York city in the late  
>>> 1950s.
>>>
>>> Bob Netzlof a/k/a Sweet Old Bob
>>>
>>>
>>>
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