[PRCo] Re: South Park

[Phillip Clark Campbell]

Thank you Mr.Lybarger.  I never knew this car was preserved.  I shall
check the museum website for more information.

Phil





>________________________________
> From: Edward H. Lybarger <trams2 at comcast.net>
>To: pittsburgh-railways at dementix.org 
>Sent: Sunday, August 5, 2012 2:51 PM
>Subject: [PRCo] Re: South Park
> 
>This is the same car that was on display at South Park and is now at PTM.
>The low-floor car sure looks like a 4700 to me.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementix.org
>[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementix.org] On Behalf Of Phillip
>Clark Campbell
>Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2012 12:02 PM
>To: Pittsburgh-List
>Subject: [PRCo] South Park
>
>Was the single truck car #3 in this photo on display in South Park?
>It was a permanent covered out door display for many years, then suddently
>disappeared didn't it.
>http://www.davesrailpix.com/pitts/htm/wvp410.htm
>
>It seems we should be able to date the photo.  How many trolleys make
>3.5-miles lined end to end?  Using 46-feet/trolley it would be more than
>400-cars wouldn't it.  It seems this would include the 20 Kuhlman
>interurbans at 53--feet each, maybe the 53-feet Brill interurbans as well. 
>Subtracting out the length of these 35-interurbans from 3.5-miles leaves
>360-cars of 46-feet in length doesn't it.  Please check my math:
>
>
>130-High-floor 4000s and 4100s
>  20-Kuhlman-interurbanss
>200-Double-end low-floor cars
>  15-Brill-interurbans
>
>There are 330 of the 46-foot cars in this list.  Do we include the cars from
>Beaver and the trailers that were motorized?  It seems this convention was
>concurrent with delivery of the 4700s of 1916 or 1917.
>
>
>Phil
>