[PRCo] Re: Cleveland Site

Herb Brannon hrbran at cavtel.net
Wed May 18 11:30:03 EDT 2011


Make that the *1928* AERA convention. Cleveland hosted many of these
conventions in the 1920s and 30s.
On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 11:17, Herb Brannon <hrbran at cavtel.net> wrote:

> It is a Jones car built for PRCo. The view is the display set up by various
> manufacturers of streetcars at the 1932 American Electric Railway
> Association convention held in Cleveland that year.
>
>
> On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 07:49, Phillip Clark Campbell <pcc_sr at yahoo.com>wrote:
>
>> This is W.Pgh. for sure, isn't it.  Looks like a Jones car
>> with its pole down below center here:
>>
>> http://images.ulib.csuohio.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/brookins&CISOPTR=239&CISOBOX=1&REC=6
>> The roof mounted destination sign, the arc on the upper
>> edge of each window, the feed from the trolley pole
>> running forward down the center of the car (not a
>> feature of 'other' Cleveland cars,) the end taper and
>> formation.  Too many striking similarities.  I wonder if
>> a Jones car was loaned to Pgh. or they bought one or
>> a fleet?
>>
>>
>>  Phil
>>
>>
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>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: Ray <rayprco53 at verizon.net>
>> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>> Sent: Tue, May 17, 2011 10:27:03 PM
>> Subject: [PRCo] Cleveland Site
>>
>> FYI. Thanks Stephen
>>
>>
>> http://images.ulib.csuohio.edu/cdm4/results.php?CISOOP1=exact&CISOFIELD1=subjec&CISOROOT=all&CISOBOX1=Street+railroads&CISOSTART=1,1
>>
>>
>>
>> At least these are not stuck in some file cabinet.
>>
>> Ray
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>
> --
> Herb Brannon
> In Cuyahoga Valley National Park
>



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