West Penn "Orange"

[Dietrich, Robert J.]

YELLOW CARS WITH A VIEW TO SAFETY???

So "Yellow Cars" came from West Penn, eh.

Bob



CONNELLSVILLE COURIER, December 17, 1918

YELLOW CARS WITH A VIEW TO SAFETY

Believed to New Color Will Be Observable for Longer Distance then the Green 
Ones

The West Penn Railway company has added four new cars to its rolling stock 
here, one of which is already in operation.  The other three will be put 
into operation one each week.  The new cars are of the "700" type, the 
exclusive West Penn model.  They were built by the Cincinnati Car Company 
and arrived here only a short time ago.  All the other "700" cars now in use

on the lines were built at the shops on the West Side.
The new cars are the exact type of the others being used by the west Penn 
with the exception that they are painted an orange color.  This color is 
being used with a view to determining whether some of the car accidents can 
be eliminated, it being thought that perhaps the color will make the 
approaching trolley more conspicuous to the automobile driver or pedestrian.
The four new cars were bought to take the place of two cars which were 
burned last year and to increase the number on hand.  No more additions are 
likely to be made in the near future.  The "700" type is considered the best

for the kind of service necessary in this region.  They are light, have a 
good carrying capacity, and the automatic doors, closed except when the car 
is not in motion, eliminate unloading accidents.