[PRCo] Re: West Penn 832

[Phillip Clark Campbell]

Mr.Lybarger;

Do you know the cost of each car offhand?  Just curious.


Phil





----- Original Message ----
> From: Edward H. Lybarger <trams2 at comcast.net>
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 4:03:14 PM
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: West Penn 832
> 
> M1 had been acquired in 1949; 3756 was acquired just before the move to
> Washington County.  The roster information says the sale occurred 2-11-54,
> four days after the move.  Don't know if we have information that reconciles
> this anomaly. 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
> [mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org] On Behalf Of Phillip
> Clark Campbell
> Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 6:47 PM
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: West Penn 832
> 
> Yes this is true.  Charleroi reasonably close to WP; certainly closer than
> Ingram isn't it.  This has been mentioned a number of times on this list
> (but reading the archives end to end helps the memory in this regard doesn't
> it.)  There is another Mr.Fairbanks photo of the car being off loaded at
> Charleroi in this collection as well.
> 
> On 10-May-1953 832 was moved from Charleroi to Ingram since Charleroi would
> end service by late June; wasn't M1 already purchased by the Museum and in
> storage at Ingram courtesy of PRC?  When was 3756 purchased?  Believe the
> museum had looked at possible locations along the Charleroi line for a site;
> forget the details of settling on County Home.  I knew of the museum 'group'
> at this time but wasn't informed as to these charters.  It was 07-Feb-1954
> when these 3-cars ran under their own power to the Museum; PRC had to
> activate the Thompsonville sub for that move.  This has been mentioned
> before as well.  Actually, M1 was towed by 3756 as far as the Drake trestle
> where it ran under its own power the rest of the way.  These cars pulled
> into the Shannon loop to allow revenue cars to pass.  Many pictures in the
> archives.
> 
> 
> Phil
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----
> > From: "Barry, Matthew R" 
> > To: "pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org" 
> > 
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 11:36:57 AM
> > Subject: [PRCo] West Penn 832
> > 
> > Hello all,
> > Attached is a photo of West Penn 832 being trucked.   This photo is from
> the 
> > Historic Pittsburgh website.   The description states:
> > Title: West Penn Railways 832 III
> > Date: November 29, 1952
> > Creator: Fairbanks Jr., Frank B.
> > Description: Moving to Charleroi barn, Pittsburgh Railways.
> > Subjects: Transportation--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh,
> > West Penn Railways.
> > Identifier: 411-832-03-9
> > Collection: Frank B. Fairbanks Rail Transportation Archive, Pittsburgh 
> > History & Landmarks Foundation
> > 
> > Is this accurate?  I thought that 832 went to Ingram Car House, and 
> > then moved out under its own power to Arden.
> > 
> > Matt
> > 
> > 
> > 
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> > http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/WestPenn832_trucke
> > d.jpg