[PRCo] Westside Cars

[Dwight Long]

Fred

The impetus for LVT not using the Westside cars, which in addition to 
regauging, would have required substantial rebuilding and upgrading to make 
them acceptable as Liberty Bell Route tripper cars, was the availability of 
six of the SEL&BVT Kuhlmans of 1926, which required virtually NO rework for 
LVT's purposes.  LVT did do some sheet metal changes and other mainly 
cosmetic work on the "Steubenvilles."  They lasted a year longer than the 
Bell, but all, regrettably, went to their demise at Bethlehem Steel in 1952.

Dwight

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fred Schneider" <fwschneider at comcast.net>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementix.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2011 9:26 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Will wonders never cease?


> Webster, Monessen, Belle Vernon and Fayette City. It shared carbarn and 
> officers with Westside.   In 1926 they both bought three identical Kuhlman 
> lightweight cars.   For all intents, the two companies were one and the 
> same.   The both quit in 1933 and their six newer cars found their way to 
> Allentown, PA after about five years sitting idle in the barn in 
> Charleroi. Lehigh Valley Transit then changed its mind about spending the 
> money to regauge them and sold them instead to Virginia Electric and 
> Power.   VE&P had a dual gauge operation in Norfolk ... South Norfolk was 
> broad gauge.   I think the line through to the Naval Base might also have 
> been wide gauge.   I don't remember all the numbers in Norfolk but 703 was 
> of the Charleroi cars.
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> On Dec 21, 2011, at 8:39 PM, Phillip Clark Campbell wrote:
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>> :-D)
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>> Phil
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>> From: Derrick Brashear <shadow at gmail.com>
>> To: "pittsburgh-railways at dementix.org" <pittsburgh-railways at dementix.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2011 8:26 PM
>> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Will wonders never cease?
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>> Monessen belle vernon webster and east bumf*ck. I don't remember but it's 
>> something ludicrous
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>> Derrick
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