[PRCo] Re: Fineview

[Herb Brannon]

Later I figured he thought 1600 made the others the 1601s. 1600 only lasted
until 1955. They were always 1600s to me and probably were even when 1600
was around.
On Sun, Jul 12, 2009 at 5:38 PM, Schneider Fred <fwschneider at comcast.net>wrote:

> He means 1601-1699.   Car 1600 was an odd-ball all-electric.
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> On Jul 12, 2009, at 2:54 PM, Herb Brannon wrote:
>
> > What do you mean by "1601s" ? If you mean all 100 of them, then
> > that would
> > be the "1600 series". Bear in mind that 21-Fineview operated from
> > Keating
> > Car House. Keating had PCC cars numbered from xx75 to xx99 (General
> > Electric
> > cars). The book "Pittsburgh Railways" states that PCC operation on
> > 21-Fineview started in 1951, as does "PCC-From Coast to Coast".
> > Several
> > photos of PCCs in both books show only 1680s and 1690s on Fineview.
> > I have
> > one photo of car 1111 on Fineview, however, it is on a fan trip.
> > Other books
> > I have with photos of Fineview show the 1680s and 1690s in regular
> > service
> > on that route. Noteworthy is that "Pittsburgh Railways" also indicates
> > 21Fineview did not start running into downtown Pgh until June 9,1952.
> > On Sun, Jul 12, 2009 at 1:03 PM, Phillip Clark Campbell
> > <pcc_sr at yahoo.com>wrote:
> >
> >> From the archives I note that the 1601s  'may'  have been specially
> >> configured  (braking)  for the 21-Fineview, 10-cars either the 1680s
> >> or 1690s.  Are the 1601s the first PCCs used on Fineview?  Can it be
> >> documented that any other PCCs were  'regularly'  used?  As with
> >> that great TV program:  'Just the Facts, Sir!'
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> >> Phil
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