[PRCo] Re: PRC 1924 Reorganization -- Equipment

[Phillip Clark Campbell]

Mr.Schneider;


It seems that Mr.Lybarger and Mr.Swindler have answered this question well haven't they.  From reading the archives this response was not a total surprise.


Phil






----- Original Message ----
> From: Fred Schneider <fwschneider at comcast.net>
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 6:24:44 PM
> 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 all fits together.
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> > Phil
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> > ----- Original Message ----
> >> From: Phillip Clark Campbell 
> >> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> >> Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2008 8:44:01 AM
> >> Subject: [PRCo] PRC 1924 Reorganization -- Equipment
> >>
> >> 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.
> >>
> >> "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."
> >>
> >> "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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> >>
> >> Phil
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