[PRCo] Re: PCC Question

[Edward H. Lybarger]

I had suggested maintenance issues earlier in the discussion, though it's
not clear why the earlier design would have been superior in that regard.
Perhaps the accessibility of the wiper motors had something to do with
it...they were easy to get to when they were out there above the windshield,
and not so easy when they were buried behind the dash (especially on the
door side). 

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[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org] On Behalf Of Dwight
Long
Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2010 10:13 AM
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Subject: [PRCo] Re: PCC Question

Ed

That thought crossed my mind as well, but then I recalled that the 1500s
were wartime babies--in fact with many substitutes account scarce materials.
So, unless there were a whole bunch of left over windshields from pre-war
production, this scenario is unlikely.

Perhaps more likely that after experiencing the two designs, PRC simply
preferred the original?

Dwight

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Edward H. Lybarger
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  Sent: Wednesday, 20 October, 2010 09:41
  Subject: [PRCo] Re: PCC Question


  There may have been wartime shortages of material needed for the castings
a
  la 1400-1500.  The earlier design was simpler.

  -----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, October 20, 2010 9:29 AM
  To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
  Subject: [PRCo] Re: PCC Question

  Mr.Brannon,
  The PRC 14s and 15s had a 24-degree slope to the front window; Boston had
  the same on most of their air-cars.  I never heard a reason for reverting
to
  12-degree on the 16s.

   Phil
  Without  a   'coast'   but  not  a   'cause.'





  ________________________________
  From: Herb Brannon <hrbran at cavtel.net>
  To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
  Sent: Tue, October 19, 2010 6:41:06 PM
  Subject: [PRCo] PCC Question

  We may have hashed this out before, maybe not.
  Does anyone know the reason for the 1400-series and 1500-series PCC cars
  having the 30-degree slope to the windshield, then the 1600-series being
  delivered with the 1936 style flat windshield? Maybe PRCo got a reduced
  price for using up old parts.

  --
  Herb Brannon
  In Cuyahoga Valley National Park