[PRCo] WP 832

[Phillip Clark Campbell]

Hello;


Last night some of my bedtime reading was Mr.Wagner's
picture book on Curved-Side Cars.  Mr.Wagner used mostly
company photos throughout and apparently arranged the
book chronologically according to orders.  The last order but
certainly not least was the WP-831-842 cars.

Following this is a very small section entitled 'Condensed 
curved-side car data' and the following is a quote:

"Some say that the last curved-side cars built-- the modern
but gracefully classic cars for West Penn's Valley route--
were the most beautiful imprints ever made of the 'rubber-stamp.'"

Here is what Mr.Wagner writes for 831-832:
"...Appointments were simple but effective and utilitarian.
Brass sash was used for very thin window posts to obtain
largest amount of visibility."

Under a description for Mon-WP 401-403:
"These cars were built with picture windows, without arch
window panel, ..."  Also:

"They were originally ... on the Clarksburg-Weston line
but due to complaints ... about their speed cars were not
used in regular service."

Mon-WP also purchased 3-single truck curved-side cars
in Sept.-1924 as well as 17-cars, 316-332, in May-1923.

Mr.Wagner indicates that 400-curved-side cars were
built by Cincinnati;  35-cars for WP is a very good
representation isn't it - 8.75%


Phil