[PRCo] Re: SLPS/SHRT/PTC/MUNI PCC Question

[Ken and Tracie]

I thought Phillip found information that the cars were radio equipped at one 
point.

K.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dwight Long" <dwightlong at verizon.net>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2010 9:49 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: SLPS/SHRT/PTC/MUNI PCC Question


> K
>
> That's one theory, that they are antennae.  Very strange antennae, if so.
>
> My theory is that they are there to protect the car roof from errant poles 
> being lowered onto them from the car parked immediately ahead.  But this 
> depends on whether the pole overhangs the car to which it belongs when it 
> is retracted.  If we had a directly square rear side shot, this could be 
> calculated.
>
> Dwight
>
>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: Ken and Tracie
>  To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>  Sent: Saturday, 20 November, 2010 14:24
>  Subject: [PRCo] Re: SLPS/SHRT/PTC/MUNI PCC Question
>
>
>  I don't understand, Dwight. I thought views showing the antennas were
>  needed.
>
>  K.
>
>
>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: "Dwight Long" <dwightlong at verizon.net>
>  To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
>  Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2010 9:41 AM
>  Subject: [PRCo] Re: SLPS/SHRT/PTC/MUNI PCC Question
>
>
>  > Ken and Tracie
>  >
>  > The shots on DavesRailPix are all nice but none show a side view of the
>  > car end, which is what we need.
>  >
>  > Dwight
>  >
>  >  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  >  From: Ken and Tracie
>  >  To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>  >  Sent: Friday, 19 November, 2010 13:15
>  >  Subject: [PRCo] Re: SLPS/SHRT/PTC/MUNI PCC Question
>  >
>  >
>  >  Please view these photos:
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>  >  http://www.davesrailpix.com/stl/htm/stl018.htm
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>  >  http://www.davesrailpix.com/stl/htm/stl019.htm
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>  >  http://www.davesrailpix.com/stl/htm/stl020.htm
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>  >  http://www.davesrailpix.com/stl/htm/stl026.htm
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>  >  http://www.davesrailpix.com/stl/htm/stl037.htm
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>  >  http://www.davesrailpix.com/stl/htm/stl082.htm
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>  >  http://www.davesrailpix.com/stl/htm/stl131.htm
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>  >  http://www.davesrailpix.com/stl/htm/stl137.htm
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>  >  http://www.davesrailpix.com/stl/htm/stl139.htm
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>  >  http://www.davesrailpix.com/stl/htm/stl141.htm
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>  >  http://www.davesrailpix.com/stl/htm/stl143.htm
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>  >  http://www.davesrailpix.com/stl/htm/stl142.htm
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>  >  http://www.davesrailpix.com/stl/htm/stl144.htm
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