[PRCo] Re: 1976

[John Swindler]

I'd seen a comment that Pasadena light rail now exceeded Orange line busway, but would like to get some good numbers.  This would not be a popular comparison, if true.  Also, time to visit MTA site for update on Santa Monica via Air line.  
 
John
 
> From: fwschneider at comcast.net> Subject: [PRCo] Re: 1976> Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:33:11 -0400> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org> > 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> > > >> > > > _________________________________________________________________> > > > With Windows Live for mobile, your contacts travel with you.> > > > http://www.windowslive.com/mobile/overview.html? > > > > ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_mobile_072008> >> >> > _________________________________________________________________> > Use video conversation to talk face-to-face with Windows Live > > Messenger.> > http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/connect_your_way.html? > > ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_messenger_video_072008> >> > 
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