[PRCo] Re: HO Ex-Louisville PCCs

[richard allman]

Will do in coming days, Phil!
 RICH


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phillip Clark Campbell" <pcc_sr at yahoo.com>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 21, 2010 12:35 AM
Subject: [PRCo] HO Ex-Louisville PCCs


> Mr.Allman;
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> Beautiful models;  excellent overhead as well!
> Could you please share some more model photos?
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> Mr.Robb----All Electric PCCs had slight angle of rear window
> above the belt line;  below the belt line was vertical,  at least
> on St.Louis Cars.  Air Cars had the same slope from above the
> windows to the floor, 8-degrees/30-min on Pgh cars.  I'll send
> you a scan of the Prc 17s rear elevation off list.
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> Phil
> Without  a   'coast'   but  not  a   'cause.'
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> From: richard allman <allmanr at verizon.net>
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> Sent: Sat, November 20, 2010 11:35:17 PM
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: SLPS/SHRT/PTC/MUNI PCC Question
> 
> Bill-Hmm-post-war MU: Boston, Toronto, Shaker,
> unless you also count Red Arow and Illinois Terminal. 
> Attached is photo of a set of Toronto ex-Cleveland 
> St. Louis -built MU PCC's-series A-12 @ 
> TTC-since you brought it up!
> I built these around 6 years ago in HO scale.RICH
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bill Robb" <bill937ca at yahoo.ca>
> To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
> Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2010 11:29 AM
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: SLPS/SHRT/PTC/MUNI PCC Question
> 
>> I also thought the pre-war cars were more graceful,
>> but during the last years of the PCCs I came to appreciate
>> the post-war front end was almost as graceful when
>> walking by stopped TTC 4300s at Yonge and Queen.
>> Unfortunately the post war back end drops straight down
>> from the roof line. The tapered pre-war rear end is my
>> favorite. I remember MU cars as having a less graceful profile
>> than the non-MU variety because the couplers cut the lines
>> off abruptly.
>> Bill
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> http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/DSC_0324-1.JPG
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