Excess equipment was stored in Rankin Car House with batteries and some other gear removed but otherwise available if service demands suddenly increased.

Pittsburgh PA Photo 1548

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Excess equipment was stored in Rankin Car House with batteries and some other gear removed but otherwise available if service demands suddenly increased. Newer cars sent to Rankin doomed older ones to scrap. Most likely, 1480 never returned to service.

R Hill photo courtesy the Ken Josephson collection; caption assistance by James B Holland

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