Pennsylvania Trolley Museum - Mon West Penn 274

Monongahela West Penn 274


Trolley Display Building, 2008	274 at Clarksburg in 1935 (Frank J. Goldsmith photo, Fred W. Schneider III collection)

Car Number	274	Car Builder	Jewett Car Company
Year Built	1918	Year Acquired	1974
Type	DE Interurban Combine	Seats	54
Length	50'10"	Width	8'6"
Height	13'0"	Weight	55,000 lbs
Motors	WH 306	Status	Trolley Display Building Exhibit

West Virginia had limited streetcar service compared to Pennsylvania. It was confined to the major cities, with Monongahela Valley Traction the most important company. In 1923, the company was bought by the Pittsburgh-based West Penn System, which also operated trolleys in Wheeling as well as in Western Pennsylvania.

Car 274 was modern for its time, featuring all-steel construction and multiple-unit control, and initially served the Fairmont-Clarksburg-Weston route. A large freight door allowed transportation of commodities. In 1937, the car was transferred to the Parkersburg-Marietta division before being retired three years later.

Car 274 is a member of the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum's "lived-in" fleet - it served, with a sister car, for more than two decades as a summer cottage in Southeast Ohio before coming to the Museum in 1974.

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274, showing baggage end and alignment of car in next photo (John Smatlak photo)	274 built as a cottage with sister car 272 near Coolville, OH (William Fronczek photo)	End detail of 274, showing Multiple Unit connectors. (John Smatlak photo)	Interior detail of 274, showing art glass. (John Smatlak photo)

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