[PRCo] Re: West Penn plans

[Greg King]

Hi Fred,

Did you get my E-mail with my address for the 286-297 car drawings?

Would you be interested in some shots of Bendigo Birneys or perhaps some old
Penna stuff that was given to me by the late Bert Sas?

Best wishes
Greg
----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred W. Schneider III" <fschnei at supernet.com>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 10:14 AM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Johnstown also


>
> Gregg:
>
> Look at CERA Bulletin No. 89 in the old Trolley Sparks series ...
> published March 1950 ... page 15.  There is a rather simplified side
> elevation and floor plan of a two-man 286-297 series car.
> No dimensions on the drawing ... they would have to be scales from known
> data.  Length over all was 43' - 1 1/2".   Length over dash appears to
> be 42'-2 3/45".  Length over body corner posts was 30'-0 and some
> illegible fraction of an inch.  Height over trolley boards appears to be
> 11 feet 5-1/2 i nches but the number of inches is almost illegible.
> Extreme width was something between 97 and 98 inches.  Truck centers
> 18;-10".   The date is not apparent; the wheel diameters are not
> legible.  Therefore it is not possible to determine if the height
> dimensions involve the original arch bar trucks or the replacement 27E
> trucks off the 200-224 series.
>
> I can make and mail a xerox.  Need address.
>
> fws