[PRCo] Re: PRCo__PCC__#100

Boris Cefer westinghouse at iol.cz
Mon Sep 17 05:30:03 EDT 2007


Perhaps the authors of the book would like to tell us how they came to this 
discrepant conclusion... what authentic records they used... where they 
found them...

B

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Holland" <PRCoPCC at P-R-Co.com>
To: "- 1714 PRCo__WP__JTC -" <pittsburgh-railways at lists.dementia.org>
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 12:53 AM
Subject: [PRCo] PRCo__PCC__#100


> """...Although the single vehicle comprised the fourth order placed with
> SLCCo, number 100 was the first PCC car delivered in the world.     It
> ran in free demonstration service for two weeks starting September_12,
> and was then assigned to Craft Ave. Carhouse for service on route
> 50-Carson-St.     The Railways Co. was so pleased with the modern car
> that it placed seven additional orders with SLCCo between July_1936 and
> September_1947."""
> .
> """Car 100 entered revenue service on route 50-Carson-St. in August_1936
> and continued to work that line out of Carrick Car House for the next
> 11-years..."""
> .
> The above three quotes from pg.041 (text, 2nd paragraph,)  pg.162 (text,
> first full paragraph,)  and pg.163 photo caption of PCC Coast to
> Coast.     Please note discrepancies in PRCo quotes.
> -- 
> *Jim Holland*
>
> Studying *Pittsburgh Railways Company*




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