[PRCo] Re: Historical Question

[Dennis F Cramer]

On February 7, 1954, PRCo 3756, a single end lowfloor, was moved under its 
own power to County Home Siding along with PRCo M-1 and West Penn Curveside 
832.  A double ended lowfloor car (PRCo 4393) followed the cars to bring the 
museum members back to Pittsburgh.

3756 is still in operable condition and did return to Pittsburgh twice by 
truck.  Once in 1976 to celebrate the US Bicentennial on July 4 and again on 
May 22, 1987 to celebrate the opening of the South Hills Line.  It was 
fitted with a pantograph for this event.  It is one of my favorite cars to 
operate.

PRCo M-1 is stored in the Galbraith Shop.  It needs a lot of work.

West Penn 832 is currently at Brookville undergoing body restoration.  It 
should be returned to PTM this spring where several years of work remain to 
bring it back to service.

The cars had been stored at Ingram Carhouse before the move to Washington 
County.

The trip back to Pittsburgh by 4393 was the last passenger trip on the line 
as it was cut at Drake Loop.

          Dennis F. Cramer
http://home.windstream.net/dfc1