[PRCo] Re: For HO model trolley fans

[richard allman]

I am reasonably certain that they will use the generic Toronto A 12 shell 
for the car-the ex-Louisville, ex-Cleveland St. Louis built car w/ the roof 
fans.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Herb Brannon" <hrbran at cavtel.net>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2010 10:47 AM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: For HO model trolley fans


> 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
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -- Attached file removed by Ecartis and put at URL below --
>> -- Type: image/jpeg
>> -- Size: 307k (314808 bytes)
>> -- URL :
>>
>> http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/+Bowser_PCC_Postwar_JTC_
>> PRCo.jpg<http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/+Bowser_PCC_Postwar_JTC_PRCo.jpg>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>
>
> -- 
> Herb Brannon
> In Cuyahoga Valley National Park
>
>
>