West Penn "Orange"

[John Swindler]

Don't know.  Don't have any paint chips from Cincinnati Car Co. to check if 
there was any 'red tint'!

Yes, I saw the headline, but text mentions orange.  So I'd say that your h-o 
model is as good as it will ever get.

John




>From: "Dietrich, Robert J." <bob.dietrich at unisys.com>
>Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>To: "'pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org'"  
><pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
>Subject: RE: West Penn "Orange"
>Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 14:35:52 -0400
>
>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.
>
>

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