[PRCo] Re: Historical Question

[Dwight Long]

Dennis

Your comment about M-1 shows you to be the master of understatement!

The Washington line was not cut at the Drake Loop.  It was cut at the north end of the Drake trestle, just a tad south of Drake Ruthfred stop and shelter.  For some time after, this short piece was available as a cripple track and at least one PERC trip used it.

Dwight

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Dennis F Cramer 
  To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org 
  Sent: Sunday, 13 February, 2011 14:25
  Subject: [PRCo] Re: Historical Question


  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