[PRCo] Re: SE DE

[Fred Schneider]

All except trippers went to Wilmerding.

The 4700s were 1917 and delivered in 1918.   You forgot the 4420s.

But you are still not addressing why?

On May 14, 2008, at 3:55 PM, Phillip Clark Campbell wrote:

> Hi!
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> Another way to look at this is dates of equipment purchases isn't it.
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> 4000s & 4100s  --  SE High Floor  --  1910--1911
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> 4200--4399  --  DE low floor  1914--1917
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> 4700s thru 5500s -- SE low floor  --  1916--1926
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> Seems that SE was the vehicle of choice by 1920, even earlier.
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> 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.
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> Phil
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> ----- 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
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> Phil
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>> ----- Original Message ----
>>> From: Fred Schneider
>>> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>>> Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 5:47:48 PM
>>> Subject: [PRCo]
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>>> 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.
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