[PRCo] Re: One More Thing

[John Swindler]

> From: fwschneider replied: > > Perhaps you would like to explain to me what the War Production Board > action with respect to an order of cars delivered in 1944 had to do > with the 1700s five years later, particularly after an intervening > order of 100 cars? I'm looking at the word "thus" in your note.> 
 
 
Read Phil's prior sentence and put in context with Ken's original email.  
 
 
> The 1600s were actually comprised of one car as an all-electric and > 99 air-cars, so, Phil, you cannot in sincerity claim that is 100 > identical cars either.
 
That's not what Phil said.  Where does Phil say 100 "identical" cars??????  
 
Pittsburgh Railways ordered 100 air-electric PCC streetcars from St. Louis Car Co. under contract number 1646 in January 1944.  Contract 1646A later amended the basic contract to provide one of the cars as an all-electric car subsequently numbered PRC 1600.  
 
But the original contract could just as easily covered multiple body types.  A good example would be married-pair subway cars.
 
John
 
 
 
> > On Jul 27, 2008, at 1:53 AM, Phillip Clark Campbell wrote:> > > ----- 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> >> >> >> >> >> > 
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