[PRCo] Re: For HO model trolley fans

[Herb Brannon]

Someone needs to tell Bowser to stop advertising, "....with full length roof
fan". Not good for business.
On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 10:27, BobDietrich <bob.dietrich1 at verizon.net> wrote:

> From discussions I've had these cars will be a plastic version of the old
> metal Bowser PCCs.  They may have a few prototype specific details but I
> don't expect to see everything in the drawings.  In fact I've been told
> that
> the roof monitor would not be on 1600.  It may have to be a scratch-built
> add-on.
>
> Bob
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
> [mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org] On Behalf Of
> Phillip
> Clark Campbell
> Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2010 9:34 PM
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: For HO model trolley fans
>
>  Mr.Allman;
> Trust your recovery was 200% successful and you haven't contributed to any
> more dents in transit infrastructure.
>
> A technical correction to your post:  the Pittsburgh car is 'not
> air-electric'
> but the
> post-war all-electric demonstrator 1600 lost in the Homewood fire of 1955.
> It
> does
> have standee windows.
>
>
> Possibly to lower costs of production the same body was used for all models
> with
> a few
> minor differences specific to the particular property included.  The
> catcher
>
> below the
> windows, the Philadelphia style truck marker lights above the front
> destination
> sign
> (PA Scale models did that;  did Bowser take them over?,) skirts cut out
> above
> the trucks
> (a latter day feature on many properties,) Philadelphia front window
> arrangement,
> Philly style clearance panel on the body behind the front doors, identical
> window
> arrangements, and flat folding doors on all cars are quite notable.
>
> Pittsburgh does have a fan monitor but not the one used on PRC 1600 as seen
> here:
>
> http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/1600%2055%20E%20Pgh%2019
> 480606%20Styffe%20AW.jpg<http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/1600%2055%20E%20Pgh%2019480606%20Styffe%20AW.jpg>
>
>
> Mr.Brannon:    I discovered by trial and error that file names with spaces
> can
> sometimes
> cause trouble;  note the '$20' added in each space in your file name below.
> I
> was able to
> view your file by going to the photo archives for the list.  The file name
> above
> has the same
> but doesn't cause trouble;  it is not always easy to understand computers
> and
> programs is it.
>
> I attached a crop of Mr.Brannon's picture to show only JTC and Prc.  Let's
> see
> how it comes
> through.
>
>
> Phil
> Without  a   'coast'   but  not  a   'cause.'
>
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> > From: richard allman <allmanr at verizon.net>
> > To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> > Sent: Wed, November 3, 2010 8:38:01 PM
> > Subject: [PRCo] Re: For HO model trolley fans
>
> > photos are available on Trolleyville Times 11/10 edition on-line.
> > ...  the one oddball Pittsburgh air car w/ roof fans,
>
> RICH
>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Herb Brannon" <hrbran at cavtel.net>
> >> To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
> >> Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2010 5:17 PM
> >> Subject: [PRCo] For HO model trolley fans
>
> >> Bowser has come out with a new line of HO post-WW 2 PCC cars.
> >> They are ready to run and look good in the drawings.
> >> --
> >> Herb Brannon
> >> In Cuyahoga Valley National Park
>
> http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/PCC%20Postwar%201st.jpg
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> http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/+Bowser_PCC_Postwar_JTC_
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-- 
Herb Brannon
In Cuyahoga Valley National Park