Trolleys and Trains

[Robert E. Rathke]

The West View Park locomotive I remember from the 1950's and 60's was
painted in a "generic" multi-color scheme, and did not attempt to mimic
any prototype railroad, and certainly not the Santa Fe.

By the way there was a very similar train at Geneva-on the-Lake, Ohio
from around 1955-62.  We used to vacation there, and I spent a lot of
time helping a friend drive the train in the evenings.  His family owned
this miniature railroad which they later sold to a fraternal organization
that relocated it to the club's property in northen Ohio.  My friend's
name is Doyle McCormick - he's better known today as engineer of SP 4449.

Bob 9/17


On Thu, 16 Sep 1999 19:21:19 +0000 Kenneth and Tracie Josephson
<kjosephson at sprintmail.com> writes:
>Robert E. Rathke wrote:
>> 
>> I remember at least three versions of the Kennywood train from about 
>1947
>> to the present.  However, I recall only one version of the West View 
>Park
>> train.  West View was probably 24" gauge, and its equipment was not 
>as
>> wide as the Kennywood train.  The West View locomotive was an 
>F7-type
>> diesel with the engineer sitting in an opening in the roof at the 
>rear of
>> the locomotive.  Cars were side-loading benches, with space for no 
>more
>> than two adults on each bench.  I seem to recall two trainsets at 
>West
>> View, and three at Kennywood.
>
>Hmmm... the F-style locomotive in this picture is painted in the red
>Sante Fe "War Bonnet" scheme. The date coincides some Route 10 
>Westview
>pix. But I can't imagine the Westview train being painted in Sante Fe
>colors when the PRR and B & O had such a strong presence in 
>Pittsburgh.
>Ken J.

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