[PRCo] Re: Weird Pittsburgh PCCs

[John Swindler]

Thanks, Phil.  
 
There was a vague thought that it might have been 1779, and there was a recollection that at least two received the Helsinki front.  Apparently there were three.  
 
Trolley Fare had a series several years ago on the Pittsburgh PCC fleet.
 
Cheers
John
 
 
 
> Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 04:57:11 -0700
> From: pcc_sr at yahoo.com
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Weird Pittsburgh PCCs
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
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> Mr.Swindler,
> Car 1976 is ex-1784 and ex-1603; this is not an interurban
> is it. I believe 1779 and 1781 are the other two flat dash
> TrolleyCars; 1776-1781 are interurbans.
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> Phil
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> From: John Swindler <j_swindler at hotmail.com>
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> Sent: Wed, August 11, 2010 4:33:53 PM
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Weird Pittsburgh PCCs
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> The 1600 interurban, as renumbered 1976,
> had a LRV front due to accident damage. 
> Flat surfaces were easier for South Hills car shop 
> people to construct. The pattern evolved from a 
> picture of a Helsinki LRV taken by Harold Geissenheimer.
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> Were there not two of these cars with reconstructed front ends??
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> Cheers
> John
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> > From: shadow at dementia.org
> > To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> > Subject: [PRCo] Re: Weird Pittsburgh PCCs
> > Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:26:50 -0400
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> > 1976 with the 'LRV' front. not that that helps, but about the weirdest
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> > Derrick
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> > On Aug 11, 2010, at 3:01 PM, BobDietrich <bob.dietrich1 at verizon.net> wrote:
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> > > Someone asked me today if I knew anyone with a list of the "weird" PCCs. He
> > > is talking about things like Mod Desire, the Steelers car, the Clark bar car
> > > etc. This has the possibility getting onto some HO models that Bowser is
> > > preparing to release.
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> > > Thanks.
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> > > Bob
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