[PRCo] Re: Drum__Brakes_--_All-Electrics,__etc........

[Boris Cefer]

Not only PAT!

B

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Herb Brannon" <hrbran at sbcglobal.net>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 1:23 AM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Drum__Brakes_--_All-Electrics,__etc........


> PATransit began buying Japanese made wheels in 1979. I remember we used to 
> joke that here we sat in the "Steel Capital of the World" and bought steel 
> streetcar wheels from Japan. 1730 probably had new Nippon (the steel 
> company, not a put-down) wheels which were not yet worn in. I remember the 
> shop people were having fits when they started putting the 'new' wheels on 
> the cars. It may have had to do with the size of the flange or maybe the 
> tread. I don't remember the reason, just that the maintainance department 
> was not pleased.
> Ken & Tracie <ktjosephson at earthlink.net> wrote:
> BTW, I remember riding 1730 during a 1979 visit. I've mentioned this 
> before,
> but during that visit, the car squealed horribly on every curve. Don't 
> know
> what was wrong.
>
>
>
> Rise Up -- Go Cavs
>  Herb Brannon