[PRCo] Re: Interurban Route Speeds

[Edward H. Lybarger]

You might have done 40+ mph coming downhill from Eldora to Black Diamond in
a 3700 or 3800, but not for long.  Normally it was a lot less...the track
just wasn't that good in later years.  I thought the PCCs on Washington
poked along.  The schedule speed was a lot lower than the peak:

Charleroi:  35.23 miles		2:10 RT		2.1667 hours	16.25975 mph
Washington:  29.03 miles	1:49 RT		1.8167 hours	15.97952 mph

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From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org]On Behalf Of Jerry
Matt Matsick
Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2007 7:51 PM
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Interurban Route Speeds


I had  the opportunity to ride the Charleroi Interurban and thinking back as
a 10-12 year old boy, I thought the car was  "flying", but in reality it
probably wasn't, all I know on some of the open straight aways, it seemed
like we were "flying",  some thoughts on this?
and travel times from Pittsburgh to Li'l Wash and to Charleroi,  the
conversations on this
group have been fantastic, keep it up!
Jerry Matsick



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Jerry "Matt" Matsick
Jacksonville, Florida


-------------- Original message from "Edward H. Lybarger"
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> Looks like maybe a 3500, which would have been wood. The trucks are wrong
> for a 3400. The steel sides on 3487 were added when it became M132.
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> Subject: [PRCo] Large Wood TrolleyCar~!~!~!
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