[PRCo] Re: Charleroi Car House - F6 in prior life

[Edward H. Lybarger]

Bob is correct.  But I don't think there was a whole lot of difference apart
from the windows...the W&C cars were built first...is it possible that the
cars flexed too much (and caused expensive windows to be broken) so StL Car
went to narrower windows by 1905?

-----Original Message-----
From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org]On Behalf Of Bob
Dietrich
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 8:40 AM
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Charleroi Car House - F6 in prior life


Jim:

You show some 3400 series cars as examples of F6 before it was F6.  I don't
have any evidence but I doubt they looked like the 3400 cars.  This line -
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/shawncd/SHJ/cr3551.htm - shows 3553 in its
first life as W&C 203.

Bob

-----Original Message-----
From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org] On Behalf Of Jim
Holland
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 12:14 AM
To: - 1714 PRCo__WP__JTC -
Subject: [PRCo] Charleroi Car House

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-03->--F6 itself, converted to Freight service almost 91-years ago from
3551 which was a renumbering by PRCo of W&C car 201.     This car was
scrapped in January of 1946.     While painted orange here, it is not
unlikely that something like this in maroon could be spotted at
Charleroi during WW2.
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Here are some photos of equipment quite similar to F6 before it was
converted - in the maroon / gold striping.
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http://www.davesrailpix.com/pitts/htm/bvp169.htm
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http://www.davesrailpix.com/pitts/htm/wvp001.htm
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http://www.davesrailpix.com/pitts/htm/wvp403.htm
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http://www.davesrailpix.com/pitts/htm/wvp407.htm
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