[PRCo] Re: WP__Equipment__Assignments

[James B. Holland]

Fredbruhn at aol.com wrote:

> I've tried to research this somewhat using photos mostly and it seems 
> there is "some" barn assignment, but I don't think it is cut in stone.
>
> I think the 700's without lavatories were assigned to the Fairchance 
> line.  I don't have my material in front of me, but 706 seems to be 
> the usual car.
> The last day service, or at least the last scheduled car was 732 or 
> 736 (without looking to check) which was pictured in the first PERC 
> West Penn booklet.
>
> 709 was used on Brownsville a lot, and 712 on Latrobe, but others 
> obviously joined them on the daily schedules.
>
> Fred (the other Fred, not the Dr nor titanium Fred)



Fred Schneider wrote:

> What week are you asking?

> In later years 705 and 706 worked Fairchance.

> Before those 700s were reworked for one-man service in

> ...............the early 1940s, 800s worked Fairchance. I have a 
> picture of 831 on the line. Prior to that possibly low 200s.
>
> 1931 car house roster.




Thank You to the  *-Other-Fred,-*  Ed,  and  Fred!       This is Very 
Interesting Information!       I'm arranging it all here in this email 
to keep it together.       I remember mention of 800s on Fairchance and 
this has cleared up the dates.       Shall snip and edit one or two of 
the emails for further detailed comments.




Fred Schneider wrote:

> Regular service - never according to EHL who is standing behind me  
> [RE: 700s to McKeesport, Trafford, Irwin.]. 

> No. 739 was in Trafford on a fantrip. 

> Car 711 was in Irwin on fantrip in 1951.
>
> Trafford worked in conjunction with McKeesport - Irwin out of 
> McKeesport until McKeesport services were abandoned. I've seen 
> pictures of 208 and 210 working this service.
>
> fws



Fred Schneider wrote:

> Actually it was pretty much cast in stone until the very end when the 
> company switched around those cars that ran to replace those that wore 
> out.

> Before that, for example, the 730s were always mainline cars.
>
> The 712 you mentioned as a Latrobe car was earlier on a Brownsville 
> car. Depends on the year.
>
>> Assignments may have had a lot to do with what tax licenses might 
>> have paid on which cars in which boroughs and we have records of 
>> which towns had taxes and which cars were licensed, if any. But this 
>> could have been a consideration.
>



Jim__Holland


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