[PRCo] Re: 3800 Series LOST

[Derrick J Brashear]

Pretty sure this message isn't spam, so whichever of you AOL subscribers 
is a little too quick on the button, uh, why?

Private replies welcome, if you wish...

On Wed, 7 May 2008, Ken & Tracie wrote:

> Thanks, Fred.
>
> The general feeling I've accepted over the years is it is best to preserve
> what is most representative (typical) of traction equipment rather than what
> may be considered a "crown jewel" by the fan community.
>
> We're all getting older....I remember driving home to Milwaukee from a 1984
> visit to the Steel City. Somewhere in Ohio, I overtook a somewhat battered
> convoy of retired PAT GMC Fishbowls. I have no idea if they were being
> driven to another property for continued service, a used bus broker or a
> scrap yard. But the irony of seeing these 1960s representatives of John
> Dameron's vision for Pittsburgh's transit future leaving town while 1940s
> PCCs continued to run (under pantographs) was somewhat satisfying. The Mt.
> Lebanon line was closed for rebuilding at that time and I believe the last
> of the air cars were just (or just about to be) retired. I didn't see any in
> use that weekend, just the all electrics.
>
> Upon moving to Las Vegas a year later, I was surprised to find a privately
> run transit system which was still 100% Fishbowl. The RTS era was extremely
> short here. NABI, Flyers and an occasional Orion now rule our streets. The
> Gilligs just couldn't get a toehold here.
>
> When I was a child, anything electric was a treat to ride or see. On the
> internal combustion side, GMC Old Looks, Brills, Twins and and the
> occasional Mack, White or Ford was a delight. The Fishbowls, Flxible or GMC,
> were common and boring.
>
> Now a Fishbowl will catch my attention the same way a PCC or trackless
> trolley did nearly forty years ago.
>
> There is an entire generation of riders who never rode in a Fishbowl and has
> but the faintest of the RTS.
>
> K.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Fred Schneider" <fwschneider at comcast.net>
> To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 11:09 AM
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: 3800 Series LOST
>
>
>> This is for Ken.
>>
>> Most of you have read it before.
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