tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post8333174324891885479..comments2024-03-24T11:33:56.203-05:00Comments on Hicks Car Works: ERHSUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-79785478649247338662023-07-20T21:19:09.221-05:002023-07-20T21:19:09.221-05:00I know I'm commenting on a very old post but h...I know I'm commenting on a very old post but here goes... This entire article is very interesting but one statement in particular caught my attention. In describing the acquisition of PCC 4391, it said that the scrap merchant had worked out a deal to sell the trucks and electrical equipment of all 20 Chicago cars to Belgium. As far as I know, this never happened. It's well documented that the Brussels transit company (STIB) bought a large group of Kansas City PCC components in 1956 to be used in the construction of new PCC cars, built for them by the Belgian company BN. Later, in 1962. they bought the trucks and electric equipment of 17 Johnstown PCC cars which also ended up in another series of new PCCs for Brussels. But I've never seen reference to any Chicago equipment being imported to Belgium. Which means the negotiation to acquire 4391 back then was unnecessarily complicated by the scrap merchant's deal that apparently fell through! If anyone has any further information on the disposition of the Chicago PCC trucks please let me know.Steve Baronnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-3047872184976487722021-11-02T15:01:02.073-05:002021-11-02T15:01:02.073-05:00I’m glad I came across this site and got linked to...I’m glad I came across this site and got linked to this piece on ERHS. I got here because I was looking for information on ERHS Bulletin #1, which I have as a PDF thanks to CERA scanning the Bulletins and making them available on DVD. That’s quite a story behind the ERHS, which I always imagined was a much larger conglomeration. Remarkable.David Alexander McDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13766267421475512708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-46640754390594306072016-09-19T16:09:02.538-05:002016-09-19T16:09:02.538-05:00I'm glad you enjoyed it. Bill was certainly a...I'm glad you enjoyed it. Bill was certainly an unforgettable character, wasn't he?Randall Hickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16246581917018679919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-25549231528782101712016-09-19T12:32:47.520-05:002016-09-19T12:32:47.520-05:00Well, hello there. My sister Candy made me aware ...Well, hello there. My sister Candy made me aware of your post. Lena Gnas is my grandmother and Bud is my dad. I lived on the farm in Downers Grove and when to school at Center Cass a mile down the road. I remember the building of that big barn and the fellas bringing out the street cars. Bill McGregor was part of the fabric of my life from the time I was born until he passed. <br />Thank you for this wonderful post!<br />Laura-Jean (Gnas) Miller<br />Streator, ILAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04625036029533823637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-22069423531122290652010-08-16T06:25:19.169-05:002010-08-16T06:25:19.169-05:00Good post, very informativeGood post, very informativeAlexanderhttp://motorlineuk.co.uk/Restoration.aspxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1810478746663531557.post-19040612886114102662009-05-13T07:56:00.000-05:002009-05-13T07:56:00.000-05:00Oddly enough, the newly-installed content filter a...Oddly enough, the newly-installed content filter at work will not let me see the photos of the "bowling alley" car being taken apart. The reason? It classifies such photos as "nudism."David Wilkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13420287033827174299noreply@blogger.com