[PRCo] Re: PRC 1924 Reorganization -- Equipment

[Edward H. Lybarger]

Since the entire article dealt only with events after early 1924, and was
published in May 1925, it shouldn't be rocket sciemce to figure out what the
cars were.  The first 225 were 5000-5099, 5100-5159 and 5400-5464, while the
second 103 were 3750-3769 and 5200-5282.

By this time it is very safe to say that Pittsburgh Railways was committed
to the single-end car.

Ed 

-----Original Message-----
From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org] On Behalf Of Fred
Schneider
Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 9:25 PM
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Subject: [PRCo] Re: PRC 1924 Reorganization -- Equipment

Where do you see the magic words single-end?   The 200 mentioned in  
the first sentence are probably 4200-4399 and are double-end.   The  
328 are perhaps 4700-4939 with a typo induced by someone who cannot  
count.  Someone has missed 5000-5099 and 5100-5159.   Or we could get  
the odd number of 28 cars by adding together the 14 original 3700 series
interurbans to the 12 second-hand Beaver Valley Traction cars  
plus a double of converter trailers?????    But there were four  
converted trailers and they, by the way were also double-end.

You are trying desperately to find evidence to match the conclusion you have
already reached, are you not?

On Jul 16, 2008, at 3:56 PM, Phillip Clark Campbell wrote:

> The first quoted item below fits in with the recent discussion about 
> PRC intent for SE equipment doesn't it.  It is interesting how this 
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>> From: Phillip Clark Campbell <pcc_sr at yahoo.com>
>> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>> Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2008 8:44:01 AM
>> Subject: [PRCo] PRC 1924 Reorganization -- Equipment
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>> 328 new passenger cars ordered, 200 already delivered and in service.  
>> Many trail cars were equipped with 2 motors which materially 
>> increased speed of trains on the many hills.
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>> "In order better to attract attention to the new cars they are 
>> painted traction orange instead of red, the color previously used.  
>> Other cars of modern center door low-floor type have been repainted 
>> to match.  Older type cars, however, are still painted red and it is 
>> planned to retire them from service as soon as possible."
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>> "Recently 103 more cars of the same general low-floor design were 
>> ordered.  Of this number 20 will be used on the interurban lines and 
>> the remaining 83 will be one-man, two-man multiple-unit city cars."  
>> This seems like cars
>> 5200-5282 and
>> 3750-3769 doesn't it.
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