[PRCo] Re: West Penn Toilets

[Fred Schneider]

Flush?   Considering the technology when the cars were built  
(1912-1926) and the lack of any environmental restraints during their  
lifetime, I imagine they were simply holes in the chutes through the  
floor.   Think of all those B&O gas-electric or diesel-electric rail  
cars built in the 1920s had nothing more than dry hoppers.   I  
remember all the Pennsy P-70s had flush toilets but I imagine that  
they were quite possibly retrofits.

Flush in a terminal or use in a terminal.   I guess that could have  
been controlled as long as West Penn had a conductor whose position  
was next to the toilet.   Once the conductors were all gone (1933), I  
can't for the life of me imagine the motorman running back every time  
they entered or left street trackage to lock or unlock the toilet.

I'm going to carbon this to Chick Siebert who rode the West Penn  
(paid for by the state on business).   Maybe he'll come back with an  
answer.   Chick --- don't reply all because the pittsburgh-railways  
address will bounce because you are not a member of the address  
list.   Reply directly to <fwschneider at comcast.net> if you can share  
anything about West Penn crappers and I'll forward it.

On Nov 8, 2005, at 7:48 AM, Fredbruhn at aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 11/7/2005 9:32:45 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> mtoytrain at bellsouth.net writes:
> As far as I can tell, Fred, it is probable that all the 700s had
>> toilets.
> Your right again Fred.  I was looking for the cars that ran to  
> Fairchance,
> and as we know, 706 was a regular on that line.
> I missed the narrow door width on the low number cars, but the latest
> question, could you flush in the terminal?
>
>