[PRCo] Re: Streetcar Loops

[Phillip Clark Campbell]

Mr.Schneider did say just the other day that the 'car cards' of PRC were quite incomplete didn't he; why should we think that the route cards were any different?  PRC didn't keep records for historians nor railfans did they; what they entered 'for the record' was what seemed expedient or important for the moment.  The best we can say today is:  "The PRC record shows..."  and those items are not necessarily ''the' facts' but 'may' be considered 'best evidence' until more information is available.  As with the court system it would be a preponderance of evidence, not one piece of evidence, which determines the 'apparent' facts.

With all that it seems the 'preponderance of evidence' according to equipment orders 1910-1928 strongly suggests the intention of SE operations as time / money / real estate / etc. / etc. / etc.  permitted.  PRC had not a small amount of DE equipment which was 'young' and a good business person would desire to get the best value from that equipment.

I have often seen comments in the archives about this being an 'imperfect world' haven't I - thus pure SE operations would seem elusive even with the best of intentions.  It did eventually happen though didn't it!


http://www.davesrailpix.com/boston/htm/bos184.htm - shows an ex-Dallas DE in Boston without one trolley pole; as I mentioned earlier these cars were eventually SE weren't they.


Phil



----- Original Message ----
> From: Ken & Tracie <ktjosephson at embarqmail.com>
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> Cc: SCOTT GREIG <m1903a1 at sbcglobal.net>; Charles Brown <Charlesebrown at webtv.net>
> Sent: Monday, May 19, 2008 9:37:42 PM
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Streetcar Loops
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> For the most part, I've given up trying to confuse people with the facts.