[PRCo] Re: 1976

[Fred Schneider]

In Los Angles, bus is down over the year.  Orange is up slightly.    
Rail us up greatly.

In San Diego bus is up 10% over the year.   Rail up as much as 17%.

Makes me wonder how they are counting bus in L. A.   Perhaps the same  
way the count in Philadelphia?

On Jul 28, 2008, at 8:21 AM, John Swindler wrote:

> 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 b!
>  e 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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