[PRCo] Re: SE DE

[Phillip Clark Campbell]

Hi!


Another way to look at this is dates of equipment purchases isn't it.

4000s & 4100s  --  SE High Floor  --  1910--1911

4200--4399  --  DE low floor  1914--1917

4700s thru 5500s -- SE low floor  --  1916--1926

Seems that SE was the vehicle of choice by 1920, even earlier.

DE equipment was used as needed but loops / wyes were constructed on DE routes over time.       As DE equipment aged and loops / wyes built the DE equipment was phased out.


Phil



----- Original Message ----
> From: Phillip Clark Campbell <pcc_sr at yahoo.com>
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 12:17:36 PM
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: SE DE
> 
> To the List:   In 1928 PRC made its last purchase of equipment before the PCCs, 
> the 15 St.Louis SE Interurbans.  Equipment purchases  'by PRC'  were 72% SE;  
> inherited equipment made up bulk of DE cars.  It would seem that PRC made up its 
> mind well before 1929 since by 1925 they had purchased predominantly SE cars.
> 
> Did all 87-Ardmore trips go to Wilmerding or did some turn in E.Pgh on city 
> street loops?  Yes - given that DE routes existed, 62 one of them along with 99, 
> 12,  (1,4,5 - not sure how/when these got loops,)  29, 38A, Washington & Donora 
> locals, etc.
> 
> 
> Phil
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----
> > From: Fred Schneider 
> > To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> > Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 5:47:48 PM
> > Subject: [PRCo] 
> > 
> ----------------
> > I think it just shows that by 1929 they had made the decision that  
> > single-end was better where it was possible to use them ... cost less  
> > to maintain and they seated about 13 more people in a 45' body.
> >