[PRCo] Re: 3800 Series LOST

[Boris Cefer]

I know that we were not exactly following the subject, but try following the 
previous Herb Brannon's message (snipped). I meant PCCs. (What could you 
expect from me?!)

Boris

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jerry Matt Matsick" <mtoytrain at bellsouth.net>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 7:50 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: 3800 Series LOST


Boris - by your statement are you saying that you have actual 3800 series 
cars over in the old country?
--
>From the River City by the Sea!
Jerry "Matt" Matsick
"Jacksonville"

-------------- Original message from "Boris Cefer" 
<westinghouse at iol.cz>: -------------- 


> No upgrades? We had been upgrading them for more than 40 years since the
> production in the US ended!
>
> Boris
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Herb Brannon"
> To:
> Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 2:07 AM
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: 3800 Series LOST
>
>
> ......... I personally think the only really good streetcar is the PCC. 
> The
> older cars are slow, clumsy, far too noisy, and hard to operate. The PCC 
> was
> made for running in mixed traffic and accomplished that task very well.
> Today the LRV type cars are made for private right of way or segregated
> street operation and they accomplish that task very well. Even the PCC is
> becoming "dated" in its appearance. Too bad there were never any further
> 'upgrades' to them.
>
> Herb Brannon
>
>