(Frank J. Goldsmith photo, Fred W. Schneider III collection)
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| Trolley Display Building, 2005 (John Smatlak photo) | 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 | X'XX" |
| Height | 13'0" | Weight | XX,XXX lbs (XX tons) |
| Max Speed | XX mph | Status | Stored inoperable, Trolley Display Building |
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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| Sister car 276 at Fairmont barn in 1939 (Frank J. Goldsmith photo, Fred W. Schneider III collection) |
As a cottage with sister car 272 near
Coolville, OH (Miller Library, PTM) |
End detail of 274, showing MU connectors. (John Smatlak photo) |
Interior detail of 274, showing art glass. (John Smatlak photo) |
Last updated October 17, 2005
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