[PRCo] PRCo Other Graveyard

[Holland, James B.]

>> *On **/Tue Jul 29 12:52:54 EDT 2014,/ D Brashear* shadow at 
>> dementix.org wrote:
>>
>> Twenty years plus.
>>
>> http://articles.philly.com/1993-10-04/news/25939078_1_trolley-business-vintage-trolleys-trolley-tours 
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>> Daria
>
>
> On 2014-07-29 16:49, Holland, James B. wrote:
>
> The article states (very last sentence):
>
> "When the PCCs were built in 1947 by the St. Louis Car Co., they each 
> cost $47,000. New ones cost $1 million."
>
> In 1949, PRCo 1700s were $28,000 with fans and roof monitor adding to 
> the price.  PRCo got a Deal!
>
> Seems the figure for PTC may be typo -- $27,000 is a little more 
> realistic but still on the high side considering 2+year difference.
>
> Most of the equipment was gone when Ed Metka died.  Whatever remained 
> saw some interest but essentially all was disposed of in short order 
> with many collecting usable parts, including PTM.  Cuz Bruce wrote 
> article for PTM that mentions some // most of this.
>

Foldout in back of PCC book reveals the last 100-Philly PCC cars were 
ordered in July-1944, SLCCo order #1649.  Delivery date is not 
specified; the article said 1947.

PRCo 1700s ordered Sept-1947 (Presumably while Philly cars delivered); 
the 1700s delivered first-half 1949, except 1700-Herself who arrived end 
of November 1948 and temporarily had her pilot replaced with lifeguard 
for duty on 22-Crosstown to expose the public to the new car.  
(-TrolleyCars were still a Big Deal -- remember that Ed found us 
information showing that car 1600-rotated much of the system after 
delivery in 1946 working almost every line.-)

I have seen a very limited amount of the Philly system but never rode a 
PCC there.  I am not interested in collecting anything about 
Philadelphia -- so clicking on this URL was pure chance.  This IS the 
car that Ed Metka purchased:  here is a quote from the article::

"Metka says the car, number 2724, is no lemon. He took a test ride on 
Friday, and quizzed the trolley's 11-year operator, Russell Greco, 
extensively about its history."

<http://www.ebay.com/itm/120-Neg-PTC-PCC-2724-Route-25-Philadelphia-PA/371110945751?_trksid=p5713.c100042.m2062&_trkparms=aid%3D555012%26algo%3DPW.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D24393%26meid%3D8678928034920457883%26pid%3D100042%26prg%3D10352%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D9%26sd%3D181472346274>

Jim__Holland