[PRCo] Re: 1976

[Fred Schneider]

Yes, there are two small pieces of the frame left.   The roof  
carlines are original.  The letterboard is original.  It must be a  
1917 St. Louis car.

Even though the  roof covering, the windows, the doors, the posts,  
the side steel sheets, the floor, the underfloor frame are all new.




On Jul 27, 2008, at 9:00 PM, John Swindler wrote:

>
> Hi Denis
>
> My preference is a generous interpretation that would still call  
> 4398 a St. Louis Car Company product of 1917.
>
> I've seen subway cars with two builders plates - the original one  
> and a second put on by the rebuilder.  But 4398 is a historic item.
>
> If you have the book "The Mohawk That Refused to Abdicate", David  
> Morgan puts it very nicely when they came upon an engine shed with  
> 4-4-0 locomotives dating to the 19th century.  To paraphase, 'Might  
> not be much left from the builder, but it's still the real McCoy'.
>
> John
>
>> From: dfc1 at windstream.net> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>  
>> Subject: [PRCo] Re: 1976> Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2008 11:34:34 -0400> >  
>> In the same vein, is 4398 at PTM a 1917 product of St Louis Car  
>> Company or > PTM 2008?> > > Dennis F. Cramer> Trombone> > > >
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