OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
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LEOPOLD |
WELL, IT'S ON TRACKS!
US ORDNANCE MUSEUM. K-5 RAIL GUN "LEOPOLD. 11 INCH BARRELL.
JUNE 1996. |
B&O
9076
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ALCO S-4. SOUTH AMBOY NJ. AUGUST
17, 1982. |
CNJ
91335
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ON SOMEONES LAWN. IT'S NOT THERE
ANYMORE. JULY 12, 1981. ©AMY LUBCHANSKY |
IBCX
2029
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C630M. EX CAPE BRITON & CENTRAL
NOVA SCOTIA RAILWAY, CP/IBCX/LAL. CHESTER JUNCTION, NJ. APRIL
1, 2006. |
LACKAWANNA
808
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E-8 AT THE "TRY RAIL FEST"
AT LACKAWANNA TERMINAL. OWNED BY NHRS CENTRAL NY CHAPTER. 807
IS BEHIND IT. SEPT 8, 2001.808 is Ex NJT 4305, NJDOT 4305:2,
NJDOT 4272:1, PC 4272, nee PRR 5702A(M. STEINBERG). |
LHRR
14
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LEHEIGH & HUDSON RR N5R CABOOSE
14 UNDERGOING EITHER A TOTAL RESTORATION OR IT'S BEING TAKEN
APART A PIECE AT A TIME. WINSLOW JCT, NJ, JAN 6, 2001. |
PRR
5706
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E8A. EX AMT 284, 495. PRIVATELY
OWNED AND CURRENTLY LOCATED IN SUMITON, AL. SOUTH HAMBURG, PA.
MAY 1991. |
PRR
5898
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E8A. EX PC 4298,AMT 305, 497. PRIVATELY
OWNED, CURRENTLY IN JACKSON, MO. SOUTH HAMBURG, PA. MAY 1991. |
PRIVATE CARS
GEORGIA
300
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BUILT BY PULLMAN IN 1930 AS A 10
SECTION LOUNGE CAR "GENERAL POLK". CONVERTED TO A BUSINESS
CAR BY THE GEORGIA RR IN 1954.UNION STATION, WASHINGTON, DC.
VETERAN'S DAY. NOV 11, 2000 |
MOUNT
VERNON
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BUDD 10 ROOMETTE, 6 BEDROOM SLEEPER
BUILT IN 1950 FOR THE UP AS THE PACIFIC ISLAND. EX AMTRAK 2617
THEN 2917. WHIPPANY, NJ. NOVEMBER 8, 2003. FURTHER
INFO |
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KITCHI
GAMMI |
HEAVYWEIGHT PULLMAN BUILT IN 1923.
ACTIVELY USED IN RAIL CHARTERS. WHIPPANY, NJ. JUNE 29, 2002. |
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IMPERIAL
SANDS |
BUILT BY PULLMAN IN 1942. 4-4-2 SLEEPER.
PURCHASED BY UP IN 1947. NEVER AMTRAK.
CHARTERED BY CLASSIC RAIL CARS.
WHIPPANY, NJ. JUNE 1991.
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IMPERIAL
SANDS
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THE OTHER SIDE. 4-4-2 SLEEPER. BUILT BY
PULLMAN IN 1942 FOR THE UP. RETIRED BY
UP IN 1969 AND IS NOW IN PRIVATE
OWNERSHIP. DEC 29, 2001, WHIPPANY, NJ.
INFO AT http://www.aaprco.com/
cgi-bin/cardisplay.pl?imperial-sands:zip
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CRYSTAL
STREAM
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EX AMT 3202, EX PC 4414, NYC 661,
NYC 10625. 6 DOUBLE BEDROOM BUFFET LOUNGE CAR BUILT IN 1949 BY
BUDD. CURRENTLY PRIVATELY OWNED. LEBANON, NJ, DEC 30, 2001. |
ALDER
FALLS
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EX PRR 8400 SLEEPER LOUNGE WITH
6 DOUBLE BEDROOMS. BUILT IN 1949 BY PULLMAN. WHIPPANY, NJ, DEC
29, 2001. |
ATSF
1572
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EX ATSF 1572, EX AMT 8113 BUILT
BY PULLMAN IN 1950. PRIVATELY OWNED BUT STORED AT THE MUSEUM.
IT IS CURRENTLY A COUNTER SERVICE LOUNGE CAR. THE ENDS APPEAR
TO HAVE BEEN MODIFIED WITH NEW SHEET METAL. WHIPPANY, NJ. NOV
8, 2003. UPDATE: OWNED BY RR PASSENGER SERVICES CORP.
908-688-7277 FOR EXCURSION INFO. |
ATSF
1572
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THE OTHER SIDE. WHIPPANY NJ. OCT
1996. |
ATSF
1572
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INSIDE OF THE CAR. WHIPPANY, NJ.
OCT 1996. |
CIMARRON
RIVER
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PULLMAN SLEEPER BUILT IN 1948 FOR
THE FRISCO METEOR. LATER BECAME CN RAINBOW FALLS, THEN VIA RAIL
CANADA. CAR HAS 4 BEDROOMS AND 14 ROOMETTES AND SHOWER. OWNED
BY METEOR RAIL, INC. PENN STATION, NY. AUG 6, 2002. TRAIN JUST
ARRIVED FROM CHICAGO. |
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OCEAN |
EX NW 300 OFFICE PLATFORM CAR. BUILT
BY PULLMAN IN 1917, REBUILT AS A STREAMLINER AT THE ROANOKE SHOPS
IN 1955. RENAMED "ROANOKE IN 1977. RENUMBERED NS 5 IN 1985.
STORED AT JUNIATA TERMINAL. PHILADELPHIA, PA. SEPTEMBER 29, 2002.(THANKS
TO THE NW HISTORICAL SOCIETY). |
CANNON-
BALL
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EX WABASH CAR BUILT BY ACF IN 1926.
REBUILT AS BUSINESS CAR IN 1948.BECAME NW 600 AFTER THE MERGER.
PRIVATELY OWNED AND BASED IN BROWNSVILLE TEXAS. WHIPPANY, NJ.
OCTOBER 25, 2003. |
PINE TREE
STATE
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EX NEW HAVEN 553 6 DOUBLE BEDROOM,
BUFFET 24 SEAT LOUNGE CAR BUILT BY PULLMAN IN 1955. WHIPPANY,
NJ. JULY 4, 2004. EX PC 4435, AMT 3212. |
PINE TREE
STATE
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OPPOSITE SIDE. JULY 3, 2004. WHIPPANY,
NJ. |
GARDEN
STATE
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CONVERTED C&O COACH 5242. WHIPPANY,
NJ. JULY 3, 2004. |
SILVER
FALCON
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NERR 9012 PLATFORM INSPECTION CAR.
IT USED TO SAY "SILVER FALCON". NEVER AMTRAK. NASHVILLE,
TN, OCT 9, 1999. ORIGINALLY BUILT AS A SOUTHERN 10-6 SLEEPER.
FORMER PRIVATE CAR FOR JACKIE GLEASON AND FORMER AUTOTRAIN BUSINESS
CAR.PRIVATELY OWNED. LISTED AS TCRY 103. |
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ALTOONA RAILROADERS
MEMORIAL MUSEUM
THEIR WEBSITE
ALL PHOTOS © JEFF LUBCHANSKY
NRHS-HORSESHOE CURVE CHAPTER
PRR
4913
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GG-1. THE MUSEUM HAS A TRACKSIDE
VIEW OF THE AMTRAK STATION AND ALL OF THE EAST/WEST TRAINS. OCT
2, 1999 |
PRR
6509
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PRR MAIL/BOX CAR. OCT 2, 1999 |
C&BL
121
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CONEMAUGH & BLACK LICK RR SW-9,
EX NY CENTRAL. OCT 2, 1999 |
SS
6712
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STANDARD STEEL BALDWIN V0660. OCT
2, 1999. SOLD TO SMS. |
CR
45509
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THE TENDER FOR THE ELKHART CRANE .
OCT 2, 1999 |
THE
CRANE
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THE ELKHART CRANE. AMAZING! OCT
2, 1999 |
THE
VIEW
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THE MUSEUM HAS A PLATFORM TO ALLOW
SAFE PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIEWING OF PASSING TRAINS. OCT 2, 1999. |
THE
CURVE
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IN THIS SHOT, YOU CAN SEE BOTH SIDES
OF THE TRAIN GOING THROUGH THE CURVE. LOOK CLOSE AT THE EDGES.
OCT 3, 1999 |
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READING COMPANY
TECHNICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY
THEIR WEBSITE
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103 |
NW2 BUILT IN 1947 FOR THE READING.
UNIT HAS SINCE UNDERGONE A RESTORATION AND IS CURRENTLY OPERATIONAL.
MAY 1991, SCRANTON, PA. |
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485 |
ALCO RS-3. EX URS 1973, ROBERVAL
& SAGUENAY #30, DOMTAR PKG # 68. LEESPORT, PA. APRIL 17,
2004. |
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702 |
BALDWIN DS441000. EX READING THEN
P&BR. TEMPLE, PA. APRIL 17, 2004. |
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900 |
FP7a. READING'S FIRST PASSENGER
DIESEL ACQUIRED IN 1950. RESTORATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED. SCRANTON,
PA, MAY 1991. |
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900 |
FP7A 11 YEARS LATER WELL CARED FOR
AND STILL LOOKING FOR A GOOD PERMANANT HOME. LEESPORT, PA. JUNE
1, 2002. |
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3640 |
EX CONRAIL GP35. LEESPORT, PA. SEPTEMBER
13, 2003. FRAME# 7721-1. |
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5204 |
ALCO C424 BUILT IN 1964 FOR THE
READING. LATER CONRAIL 2493 & GB&W 322. THE UNIT IS OPERATIONAL
AND IS SHOW HERE AT THE ALCOFEST FESTIVAL IN SCRANTON, PA, AUG
11, 2001. |
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5308 |
ALCO C-630 BUILT IN 1967. THIS IS
THE ONLY RUNNING C630 IN THE US. EX CONRAIL 6761. THIS TRAIN
LASHUP WAS A SPECIAL RUNBY FREIGHT TRAIN FOR THE PASSENGER EXCURSION
TRAIN DURING THE ALCOFEST IN SCANTON. AUG 11, 2001. |
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5513 |
FIRST PRODUCTION GP30 BUILT IN 1962.
EX CONRAIL 2181, EX RDG 3613. JUNE 1, 2002. |
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6300 |
U30C, EX CONRAIL 6579. LEESPORT,
PA. JUNE 1, 2002. |
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WILMINGTON & WESTERN
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52 |
BALDWIN 0-6-0 BUILT IN 1907 FOR
THE ATLANTA, BIRMINGHAM AND ATLANTIC RR. SEPTEMBER 28, 2002. |
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C149 |
CABOOSE. SEPTEMBER 28, 2002. |
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410 |
COMBI BAGGAGE COACH. DELAWARE TRANSPORTATION
FESTIVAL AT THE WILMINGTON TRAIN STATION. SEPTEMBER 28, 2002. |
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EAST PENN SCENIC RAILWAY
TOPTON, PA
OFFICIAL WEBSITE
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22 |
EX MAINE CENTRAL GP-7 #561. FRAME
# 6147-1. SERIAL #12362. FEBRUARY 29, 2004. |
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44 |
GE 44 TON, REBALLASTED TO 50 TON.
FEBRUARY 29, 2004. |
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291 |
EX LIRR COMMUTER COACH #2911. FEBRUARY
29, 2004. |
B&M
95
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WHITCOMB 80 TON SWITCHER FROM THE
BEAUFORT & MOREHEAD. FEBRUARY 29, 2004. |
CHES
85
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WHITCOMB 80 TON SWITCHER. EX BEAUFORT
& MOREHEAD. PRIVATELY OWNED. FEBRUARY 29, 2004. |
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