[PRCo] PRCo TTC

[Fred Schneider]

Amen, bro.   I am for preserving light rail cars but there will be Siemens cars from Pittsburgh and Kawasakis from Philadelphia in the not too distant future.   And the problem with many of them is that they will be stuffed and mounted displays because no one will be capable of keeping them running unless they have a room full of spare solid state control cards and an electrical engineer on the property.


On Jul 19, 2013, at 1:59 PM, Edward H. Lybarger wrote:

> Ray, I don't think it's ever entered anyone's mind!  Re-gauging is of course
> an issue, but more cogently, it's not the least bit mission-related and
> would be virtually impossible for an acquisition type to rationalize!
> 
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> From: pittsburgh-railways-bounces at mailman.dementix.org
> [mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounces at mailman.dementix.org] On Behalf Of
> Lattner, Raymond
> Sent: Friday, July 19, 2013 1:13 PM
> To: Western PA Trolley discussion
> Subject: Re: [PRCo] PRCo TTC
> 
> Dwight, I always liked that sound. 
> 
> Ed, is PTM in line for a retired TTC LRV?
> 
> Just wondering.
> 
> Ray
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounces at mailman.dementix.org] On Behalf Of
> Dwight Long
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> Subject: Re: [PRCo] PRCo TTC
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> 
> Ray
> 
> No, but If it screeches like it did in the video going around every curve
> they are going to have a lot of complaints.  Remember the extra steps they
> had to take with PCCs making the loop under Union Station?  
> 
> Dwight
> 
> From: Lattner, Raymond 
> Sent: Friday, 19 July, 2013 11:53
> To: mailto:pittsburgh-railways at mailman.dementix.org 
> Subject: [PRCo] PRCo TTC
> Any comments on style?
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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUJaBwqPoAc
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