[PRCo] Re: Equipment questions

[Derrick Brashear]

On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 7:57 AM, Phillip Clark Campbell <pcc_sr at yahoo.com> wrote:
> I wrote to Mr.Holland a couple weeks ago asking about 4393 and
> the ban of 1200s and 1700s on the 40-line.  It seems a number of
> people wrote to him about the same time on the same topics.  He
> provides some interesting information doesn't he.
> If this comes through with many ragged edges I shall attempt to
> reformat.  I don't understand this incompatibility; I would like to prevent
> that before I send.

he's using an email program which doesn't enforce line wrapping,
and isn't consistently hitting carriage return.

i know only because i have the same issue and need to remember the same
thing.


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> Ban of the 12s and 17s on the 40-Mt.Washington, "apparently" includes the 21- and other lines with significant grades.
>
> I believe "Bob" Rathke mentioned this.  It could also be "Bob" Dietrich because he lived on the 40-line; he wasn't a railfan until much later, however.  Bob may not take notice of which series car passed by.  He is more artist.  If memory serves He made a scale model of the home where he lived and needed scenery to surround it.  TrolleyCars were part of the scene so his "system" grew from there.  He is probably world famous for SHJ in HO!  This information could have come from Ed as well -- maybe "Bob" Scanlon -- is Ed's middle name "Bob?"  Maybe Harold-G. posted this with Bob Rathke giving details about the charter!  Seems to be many "Bob's" involved!
>
> Regardless, for the 1958 N.M.R.A. convention in Pittsburgh, PRMA arranged a charter with a car from each series.  They knew the ban of 12s and 17s on the 40-line thus went directly to President Palmer who approved.  The engineers and shop were livid but it went off without a hitch -- NO problems on the grades on Grandview.  Learning Experience for PRCo!
>
> Background:  The 12s were different from all other PRCo Air-cars and Not Unlike All-Electrics -- *friction brakes were "Spring_Applied"* -- "Air"_Released.  The 12s were delivered with wheel brake shoes (and NACO(?) Super Resilient wheels, a fact Not Well Known.)

Indeed, he posted about this elsewhere:
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/PCCstreetcar/message/4162


I'll read more later; Apparently we're going to be starting our
descent soon so I'm gonna have to fold up the laptop.

-- 
Derrick