[PRCo] Re: Question about 69 Squirrel Hill Route

[Dwight Long]

Thanks, Boris

Dwight

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Boris Cefer" <westinghouse at iol.cz>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementix.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2012 11:08 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Question about 69 Squirrel Hill Route


> There were two couples of experimental B-3 trucks built in 1940 and 
> modified
> several times.
>
> Boris
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dwight Long" <dwightlong at verizon.net>
> To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementix.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 4:50 AM
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Question about 69 Squirrel Hill Route
>
>
>
> Phil
>
> OK, that makes sense because BOTH 1613 and 1614 were converted before the
> ten B-3s from SLCC arrived.
>
> Are you saying that there were two other sets of B-3s that preceded the
> ten-set order?  From where did they come?  I had been under the impression
> that the trucks used under 1613 (and presumably 1614 as well) were 
> modified
> B-2s, but I have no facts to support this supposition.  Any more 
> information
> you might have on those would be appreciated.
>
> Dwight
>
>