PRR GL car
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Eric Neubauer <eaneubauer@...>
If it was taken in 1939, the car has
apparently been back dated as a historical item. Before 1911, two hand brakes
weren't uncommon. Of course, the second hand brake was made obsolete by the 1911
Safety Appliance Act. I've always figured the brackets were there to allow a man
to pass from one end to the other when the car was empty. I could
see brackets like that being used a lot on those many short coal
delivery sidings along the Reading's elevated line into Reading
Terminal. Note that the car lacks a side plate and that the top of the side
sheets were bent over to form a flange, and early PSC trait. If the number (pre
1905 renumbering) is correct, the car is from the very first PRR order for
GLs.
Eric N.
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