[PRCo] Re: 1717

[John Swindler]

Not according to the local Pittsburgh newspaper, Fred.  And Early Action Program was much more then just TERL (Skybus).
 
It was a consultant that came up with three suggested color schemes for PAT around 1970.  One was a traditional horizontal livery.  The second was the vertical 'bread slice' scheme that was adopted.  The third was more radical.  
 
The PAT board voted to go with the vertical paint scheme, as illustrated by 1717, but one of the board members was quoted in the newspaper as saying "but we have to have one of these"  And that's how 1730 eventually appeared as the "Mod Desire" trolley, or "Gee whiz, gosh and golly, look at that far out trolley".  (title from news article) 
 
Six basic colors were authorized:  red, orange, yellow, dark green, dark blue, and probably white.  Any other colors were later add-ons.  
 
But HHG was instrumental in making it happen. 
 
So why did 1616 become 1776 (aka "opps - we can't count")
 
John
 
 
> From: fwschneider at comcast.net> Subject: [PRCo] Re: 1717> Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2008 18:07:09 -0500> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org; pcc_sr at yahoo.com> > Sadly, Harold Geissenheimer, who was responsible for all those > colorful PCC cars in the 1970s is not in good health. He got a lot > of good media coverage because of them.> > Carl Salley, who ran the Early Action Program for the Port Authority > (the Skybus proposal) is near death of cancer in an Allentown, > Pennsylvania hospital.> > On Jan 27, 2008, at 5:32 PM, Phillip Clark Campbell wrote:> > > http://world.nycsubway.org/perl/show?40041> >> >> >> > The net is a nice place isn't it. Just found this photo which is a > > reminder of more wonderful times when 1717 ran to Washington; if I > > could find my notes I may have ridden this car to Washington. > > Great graffiti artist as well isn't he.> >> >> >> >> >> > Phil> >> >> >> >> > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > ______________> > Be a better friend, newshound, and> > know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http:// > > mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ> >> >> >> > 
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