[PRCo] Re: G scale PCC in Pittsburgh Railways colors

[Edward H. Lybarger]

Yes, the auto drivers do it only once.  But it's that first time that puts
our equipment out of service for a while! 

-----Original Message-----
From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org] On Behalf Of Herb
Brannon
Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 2:14 AM
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Subject: [PRCo] Re: G scale PCC in Pittsburgh Railways colors

Hmmm, having "crossing trouble" are we? The light rail here has had
'mishaps' in the past. Nothing lately, however. When a modern LRV hits a
car, it makes a "true believer" out of the auto driver. No more will they
stray in front of an LRV.
On Sun, Jul 5, 2009 at 8:27 PM, Edward H. Lybarger
<trams2 at comcast.net>wrote:

> 832n is in the shop at the moment for repairs necessitated by a 
> less-than-vigilant motorist.  They get stupider every year, it seems.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
> [mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org] On Behalf Of 
> Ken and Tracie
> Sent: Sunday, July 05, 2009 1:50 PM
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>  Subject: [PRCo] Re: G scale PCC in Pittsburgh Railways colors
>
> While many of these kids are street-smart, some who aren't get into 
> serious trouble. They see the territorial tagging of hardcore gang 
> members, think it's cool and indiscriminately paint, write or scratch 
> it at random. I know of cases where children were beaten or killed for 
> doing so in the wrong area.
>
> I don't know about Pittsburgh or Cleveland, but here in the Southwest 
> developers grease palms, get a zoning variance, build apartment 
> complexes in single family, duplex or four-plex neighborhoods and sell 
> the complexes to absentee landlords who fill the houses with Section 
> Eight recipients. Most of these residents are people who are 
> struggling financially and want a better life. But some of them are 
> criminals who victimize their neighbors.
> The neighbors in the apartments can bail. The nearby homeowners are 
> stuck with the mess.
>
> Perris allowed this in what was a semi-rural area. It is unfortunate. 
> I hope the museum doesn't suffer any serious vandalism during the 
> coming years.
>
> Of course, PTM has to deal with motorists playing "chicken" with 
> trolley cars at their grade crossing. Fred the Third shared a couple 
> stories with me. Plus I saw the damage to NOPSI 832 when I visited 
> during 1999. I seem to recall that some New Orleans RTA people helped 
> with repairing the damage.
> Ed, do I remember correctly?
>
> K.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Herb Brannon" <hrbran at cavtel.net>
> To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
> Sent: Sunday, July 05, 2009 10:19 AM
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: G scale PCC in Pittsburgh Railways colors
>
>
> >I lived in Pittsburgh Proper when the IT cars were at Cleveland. 
> >Don't
> know
> > what horrors they went through. Hopefully they kept them on the 
> > Green
> Road
> > line.
> >
> > On Sun, Jul 5, 2009 at 10:58 AM, Ken and Tracie
> > <ktjosephson at embarqmail.com>wrote:
> >
> >> This reminds me..........the last time I was at OERM, they were 
> >> using LARY/LATL PCC 3100 on the demonstration loop.
> >>
> >> I was totally disgusted to find modern gang "tagging" scratched 
> >> into the seatbacks. A member told me some of the human garbage 
> >> which occupied the then recently constructed apartment complex 
> >> nearby (thanks, greedy, corrupt Perris officials) sent their kids 
> >> to the museum to "ride the trains"
> >> rather
> >> than actually engage in parenting.
> >>
> >> As far as these kids were concerned, a transit vehicle was a 
> >> "rolling canvas", whether it was in active service or at a museum.
> >>
> >> To get back on topic, I wonder what horror stories the PRM people 
> >> can share about returned cars after they were loaned to PAT? Or 
> >> what sort of "artistic expression" was performed on the former IT 
> >> PCCs when they were loaned to the SHRT in "West Pittsburgh"?
> >>
> >> K.
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Bill Robb" <bill937ca at yahoo.ca>
> >> To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
> >> Sent: Sunday, July 05, 2009 7:18 AM
> >> Subject: [PRCo] G scale PCC in Pittsburgh Railways colors
> >>
> >>
> >> > If you like your model streetcars big this is for you. A G scale 
> >> > air-electric PCC that will be available in Pittsburgh Railway 
> >> > colors (and
> >> > 8 other choices) I believe the body is based on LARY 3001 which 
> >> > is preserved at the Orange Empire Museum. More info on page 2 of 
> >> > the Aristo Craft Insider. This car should be out later in the 
> >> > year.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> > --
> > Herb Brannon
> > On America's North Coast  <<TM>>
> > The time has come for all good men to rise above principle.
> > *Huey Long (LA Governor, 1928-1932)*
> >
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Herb Brannon
On America's North Coast