[PRCo] Re: 80 years ago today

[Edward H. Lybarger]

The car names and numbers were assigned geographically:

831    Natrona
832    Brackenridge
833    Tarentum
834    Creighton
835    Glassmere
836    New Kensington
837    Parnassus
838    Arnold
839    Springdale
840    Cheswick
841    Blawnox
842    Aspinwall


Ed

-----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: Friday, February 12, 2010 4:24 PM
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Subject: [PRCo] Re: 80 years ago today

Mr.Cramer;

It just dawned on me that the list is according to car-#; did I answer my
own question?


 Phil






________________________________
From: Phillip Clark Campbell <pcc_sr at yahoo.com>
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Sent: Fri, February 12, 2010 1:03:29 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: 80 years ago today

Mr.Cramer;

Thank you for the list of names for these trolleys;  do you have the
matching numbers?

Phil




On February 13, 1930, both the Valley News Dispatch of Tarentum and The
Daily Dispatch of New Kensington ran multiple page sections featuring the
new cars being implemented on the Allegheny Valley division of West Penn
Railways.  According to all accounts, "they rode like Pullmans".  A parade
of cars was held on Valentine's Day, 2/14/1930, with many of the cars being
christened along the route with Billy Baxter Ginger Ale (It was during
prohibition).  As the parade progressed, the cars were christened in their
named communities by young ladies from that particular community. =20

2/3/1930

The West Penn Railways Band, under the direction of HF Welch, will perform
"Spirit of West Penn", composed by JE Carrow assistant director of the band,
during the trolley parade.



2/13/1930

The trolley parade will take place on February 14th and will begin in
Natrona and proceed to each location listed.  Each car will be christened
with locally produced Billy Baxter Ginger Ale by girls selected from each
varying neighborhood.


Miss Natrona-7:35 PM-Natrona end of the line, Helen Agnes Murdock

Miss Brackenridge-7:40 PM-Trees Siding, Dorothy Rupert

Miss Tarentum-7:35 PM-Tarentum Carbarn, Madeline Britton

Miss Creighton-7:45 PM-Crucible Siding, Martha Hill

Miss Parnassus-7:50 PM-Parnassus end of line, Florence Hankey

Miss New Kensington-7:55 PM- New Kensington office, Elizabeth Surowski

Miss Springdale-8:00 PM-Springdale Siding, Charlotte Fisher

Miss Blawnox-9:05 PM-Blawnox Avenue, Sarah Ireland



These cars will not be in the procession.

Miss Glassmere-7:40 PM-Crucible Siding, Helen Wilson

Miss Arnold-7:45 PM-Arnold end of line, Lois Slocum

Miss Cheswick-8:25 PM-Highland Avenue, Edna May Davis

Miss Aspinwall-9:15 PM-Aspinwall, Nancy Lee



The 12 cars cost the company $200,000.


Car 832, Miss Brackenridge,  is set to undergo restoration at the
Pennsylvania Trolley Museum.
http://www.pa-trolley.org/Roster/WP832.htm

http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/NKDD-1930-2-13-pg9-AVSRC
Valentine

http://lists.dementia.org/files/pittsburgh-railways/VDN-1930-2-13-pg20-AVSRC
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