[PRCo] Re: Brake Shoes

[Fred Schneider]

Wrong, read what I wrote.

On May 17, 2008, at 3:03 PM, Boris Cefer wrote:

> There were no cars equipped with a dynamic braking except PCCs. All  
> cars
> used solely air brakes. But I would be interested to know what  
> particular
> items were included in the speed-up modifications (except motor  
> winding and
> resistor values).
>
> B
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Phillip Clark Campbell" <pcc_sr at yahoo.com>
> To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
> Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2008 8:46 PM
> Subject: [PRCo] Brake Shoes
>
>
> Hello;
>
>
> Many of the low-floor cars were re-worked for faster speeds.  Did  
> they get
> dynamic braking or did they rely solely on brake shoes?  How often  
> would
> brake shoes need replacement?  Were there any special safety  
> features on
> these cars?
>
>
> Phil
>
>