[PRCo] Re: Car 3556

[ROBERT R ROCKWELL]

Thank you, Fred. Very interesting.
Robert Rockwell
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Fred Schneider<mailto:fwschneider at comcast.net> 
  To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org<mailto:pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org> 
  Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2007 6:46 PM
  Subject: [PRCo] Re: Car 3556


  Yes.   Until the late 1920s it was customary to place a small pinion  
  on the motor shaft to drive a bull gear on the axle.   That