[PRCo] Re: 1976

[John Swindler]

Hi Fred
 
Of course it is a 1917 car, just like many restored historic airplanes, automobiles, and steam locomotives, etc.
 
Guess you didn't read David Morgan's comments about encountering the 4-4-0s up in Canada.  It expresses my sentiments.  
 
Changing to public transit, did you see my pix on the front page of the Patriot News?  And no, it wasn't about a bonus. (:>)  I'm the guy in blue shirt on right side of the Hershey bus.  The article was about increased CAT ridership.  I'm anxious to see some ridership numbers on the effect of $4 gas, particularly in LA where it is possible to compare light rail and busways.  
 
John
 
> From: fwschneider at comcast.net> Subject: [PRCo] Re: 1976> Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2008 22:18:39 -0400> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org> > 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> > > >> > _________________________________________________________________> > With Windows Live for mobile, your contacts travel with you.> > http://www.windowslive.com/mobile/overview.html? > > ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_mobile_072008> >> > 
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