[PRCo] Re: One More Thing

[Phillip Clark Campbell]

----- Original Message ----

> From: Ken & Tracie <ktjosephson at embarqmail.com>
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2008 8:42:23 AM
> Subject: [PRCo] One More Thing
> 
> To the person who just e-mailed me privately to tell me 1774 was the last 
> 1700 built and there were no GE 1700s numbered 1775-1799, check this out: 
> 
Pittsburgh ordered all its PCCs in 100-car lots didn't they except for #100.  The WW2 board reduced the order for 1500s to 65-cars thus the 17s were ordered and delivered as 1700--1799 with the first 25 designed and built for Interurban service.


Phil