[PRCo] Re: O-B Type G Double Curve Hangers

[Ken & Tracie]

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>From: robert simpson <bobs at pacbell.net>
>Sent: Sep 11, 2007 7:19 PM
>To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>Subject: [PRCo] Re: O-B Type G Double Curve Hangers
>
>Jim;
>   
>  I had no idea the trolley wires were as big as a dime in diameter!
>   
>  I also remember seeing very heavy cables running immediately beside the PRCo tracks which I assume carried the bulk of the electrical supply.  Any idea how big these cables were in diameter?

Those are known as "feeder cables." And you hit the nail on the head as to their purpose.

These quick snapshots, taken about ten minutes ago (of authentic Pittsburgh feeder cable insulators), show that some cables were two inches in diameter.

Some cables were a bit larger and I have some insulators for those, too, but they have been packed away since our move in early 2004.

K.

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