[PRCo] Re: Grades

[John Swindler]

When did PRC start buying steel cars and cars equipped with air brakes; and 
how does this compare with other cities???

>From about 3 months worth of Pgh Dispatch, circa 1903, there were run-aways 
on Troy Hill, Wilmerding, Murray Ave., Homewood, Glenwood RR crossing  --  
and possibly more.  It answered some questions concerning missing car 
numbers in PRC fleet.

John




>From: "Ken & Tracie" <ktjosephson at earthlink.net>
>Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
>Subject: [PRCo] Re: Grades
>Date: Sun, 27 May 2007 11:39:15 -0700
>
>I have to wonder if Pittsburgh Railways' predecessors had a hard time
>getting financial backing to build some of those steep-grade lines. Steel
>wheels on often damp steel rails using conventional traction...somebody had
>to have some doubts before shelling out the cash.
>
>Ed, Fred, any records on this?
>
>K.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Fred Schneider" <fwschneider at comcast.net>
>To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
>Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2007 11:03 AM
>Subject: [PRCo] Re: Grades
>
>
> > Federal Street from Perrysville down past Henderson is also not shown
> > and that has to be around 8 to 9 percent.
> >
> > On May 27, 2007, at 12:27 AM, Boris Cefer wrote:
> >
> >> True, but you don't ask me why.
> >>
> >> B
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Jim Holland" <PRCoPCC at P-R-Co.com>
> >> To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
> >> Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2007 3:36 AM
> >> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Grades
> >>
> >>
> >>> Boris Cefer wrote:
> >>> .
> >>>> It seems the subject of the jerky operation of 1711 somewhat
> >>>> evaporated...
> >>>>
> >>>> But there is an interesting chart which I got from Russ Jackson.
> >>>>
> >>>> Boris
> >>> http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/Pgh%20Grades.jpg
> >>> .
> >>> .
> >>> Interesting that the grade for the tunnel is not listed!!!!!!!
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>

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