[PRCo] Re: 1019

[John Swindler]

There is a memory from several of the fantrips around 1960.  Would board car early with John Baxter --- about the time several PERC members would be in process of removing the head sign to insert their 'special' sign.  There is vague image of the car's official sign being stored vertically behind the operator.  Sometimes multiple headsigns would be available if the charter was covering routes throughout the city, so there might be another change during the trip's lunch break.  But that is how a car assigned to Tunnel, for instance, would have the Trafford sign for the appropriate photo stops.
 
John
 
 
> From: macmarka at netzero.net> Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2007 03:47:53 +0000> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org> Subject: [PRCo] Re: 1019> > Yes, John. I have a couple photos of 1019 with the Evans City sign. I believe one is at the Elliot Loop.> > -- John Swindler <j_swindler at hotmail.com> wrote:> > I remember that destination sign: 86 Wilkinsburg via subway Express (with express in green) That ought to provide some consternation for future historians. > > Vague recollection that a "Evans City Express" sign would also occasionally appear.> > John> > > > Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2007 17:20:27 -0700> From: PRCoPCC at P-R-Co.com> To: pittsburgh-railways at lists.dementia.org> Subject: [PRCo] 1019> > Looking for a specific photo of 1019 All Over The Web -- Only to find > it in my own collection!!! It is emerging from the Tunnel at SHJ OB > on a charter:> .> 1959.06.14 -1019 Last PRMA West End trip: 26, 34/31, 30, 27, 21, 39, 47, > 44, 42, 38, 38A, 35.> .> The contraption on the left contains pushbuttons to activate the turnout > and interlocking in case the switch is *Missed.*> .> Note the dual overhead contactors for operating the turnout -- the > very first one is right at the tunnel edge and the operator does what is > necessary to set the switch for the desired direction but nothing > happens to the turnout until the trolleypole hits the second > contactor. The turnout will set according to what transpired at the > first contactor and Regardless of what the operator did passing through > the second contactor.> .> For PRCo it was coast!> the contactor for Straight Through - push the dash > toggle on PCCs or power through on the older cars for Diverge. I-F > the operator Coasts the first contactor he can power through the second > contactor and the turnout will still set or remain set for Straight > Through. Whether the first contactor also set priority for > interlocking at this location or whether that was strictly track > operated circuitry is unknown to me At This Time. That works in > reverse as well - Dash Toggle or Power through the first and coast > through the second and the turnout still sets for Diverge.> .> This dual overhead contactor system was also used at other locations > throughout Pittsburgh by PRCo but only a couple will be mentioned here > -- Dawn Jct OB which was also US&S interlocked, Brookline Jct OB, > Forbes and//or Fifth near Craft Ave Car House and others.> .> These people probably got lost as did Charlie on the MTA in their search > for the Subway to Wilkinsburg~!~!~!> .> .> ^~^!> ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^> Jim Holland> .> Studying Pittsburgh Railways Company> (PRCo)> .> ..............................From 1930 -- 1950> .> Pennsylvania Trolley Museum (PTM)> .> http://www.pa-trolley.org/> .> N.M.R.A.> .> http://www.nmra.org/> > -- Attached file removed by Ecartis and put at URL below --> -- Type: image/jpeg> -- Size: 191k (195669 bytes)> -- URL : http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/1019%2086%20Xpress%20Via%20Subway%20OB%20SHJ%2019590514%20unk.jpg> > > > _________________________________________________________________> Help yourself to FREE treats served up daily at the Messenger Café. Stop by today.> http://www.cafemessenger.com/info/info_sweetstuff2.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_OctWLtagline> > > 
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