SEPTA PCC's at BSM

[Carl_Merson]

Hi Chuck,

John has pretty well covered the update above. I took 2168 out last Saturday, during the 2010 BSM Crabfeast, and it ran great! I am totaly in love with 2168, although 7407 will always be my favorite. Biggest thrill is going out the double Track on 2168,and have 7407 pass you going the other direction. John does that splendily. Alway a big . Stop down sometime if you can.

[Dan Lawrence]

Hi Chuck,

John has pretty well covered the update above. I took 2168 out last Saturday, during the 2010 BSM Crabfeast, and it ran great! I am totaly in love with 2168, although 7407 will always be my favorite. Biggest thrill is going out the double Track on 2168,and have 7407 pass you going the other direction. John does that splendily. Alway a big . Stop down sometime if you can.

According to John Engleman two Sundays ago, Ed Amrhein has forbidden PCC operation (due to the fact that 2187 had control problems, now corrected) but while it was not operating it drew much more power than normal, causing spikes in the power bill, so Ed, who knows nothing about PCC car insides, forbid any from operating.

[PCC7407]

This is definitely NOT the case. Cars 7407 and 2168 run every operating day, provided the dispatcher has qualified operators. 2187 runs as needed.