[PRCo] Re: Pa PUC Toilet Laws

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EHL got the first email.  But he's not where he can do anything about it at the moment.  I suspect Dwight is aware of this! 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Schneider Fred" <fwschneider at comcast.net> 
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org 
Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 12:06:24 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern 
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Pa PUC Toilet Laws 
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On Feb 22, 2010, at 12:13 AM, Dwight Long wrote: 

> List 
> 
> Does anyone on this list recall, or have copy of, Pa. PUC Â  
> regulations affecting interurban railways with regard to provision   
> of toilet facilities?  I seem to recall that they were related   
> either to distance, or time in transit, or both. 
> 
> In particular, I am interested in how they applied, or did not, to   
> the PRC interurban lines. Older interurban cars had toilets, PCC Â  
> interurbans did not. 
> 
> As a subset of this enquiry, I would also like to know how the   
> Railways dealt with access to the toilet when the cars were   
> operating in city streets.  With two man operation this would not   
> be a real problem, but when they went to one man operation, it   
> seems unlikely that the operator would stop the car and lock the   
> door before entering onto the street in the many towns where the   
> track was in the street, then stop again at the end of the street   
> trackage and unlock the door.  Did they just rely on signs saying   
> not to flush when on city streets? Â Obviously these were DOT Â  
> toilets--no Microphors in those days! 
> 
> Any thoughts or facts on these questions will be appreciated! 
> 
> Dwight Long 
> 
>