[PRCo] Re: Wheeling___Public___Service

[Fred W. Schneider III]

Wheeling Public never went to Pennsylvania.  Doing so would have meant
crossing the B&O which they did not do.  Another rumor continues to be
perpetuated. 

Jim Holland wrote:
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> Good Morning!!
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>         "This obscure line had its origin in a narrow-gauge horsecar line built by the  WHEELING
> &  ELMGROVE  RWY. to reach a cemetery outside Wheeling, WV, in 1877!!   In 1878, the line
> was sold and converted to a standard-gauge steam line.   Operations began using steam
> dummies in 1879."
>         "Another line, the  SURBURBAN  RWY.,  was built in 1897 from Elm Grove to
> Tradelphia,.......   Then in 1900 these two line were consolidated and extended to West
> Alexander, PA>   Promoters intended to reach Washington, PA, via Claysville and connect
> with the  PITTSBURGH  RWYS.  but nothing came of this project......."
>         "Since the line was mainly in West Virginia, the Pennsylvania Railway Commission allowd
> its WV counterpart to regulate the PA trackage.   The line was cut back to Roney's Park,
> WV, in 1925."
> 
>         A photo does show a dt clerestory RR roof wood trolley--car operating on the system; no
> mention in the text of conversion to electric.
> 
>         From Ben Rohrbeck's book  *PA Traction,*  pg.253.
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> James B. Holland
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