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Author:  James E. Mack [ Thu Oct 11, 2001 9:50 pm ]
Post subject:  Parade Car *PIC*
I have been ask to get info about a parade car made reportedly by CNJ Bethlehem Engine Terminal employs. Can someone help with info on it? See photo at the link below. It looks like a F3 painted in CNJ colors number 1960 and name Miss Liberty. Along side what looks like disks with the name of railroads and they are CNJ, PRR, LVRR, DL&W, L&NE, Reading, N&B and PB&NE. Looks like a great rail fan car!! The photo was taken at the Halloween Parade in Phillipsburg, NJ Nov. 2, 1960

Jim Mack
lvrr@enter.net



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Author:  Angie Morefield [ Fri Oct 12, 2001 12:07 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Parade Car
Alright, this has to be the strangest misconception I have ever seen. How was this beast powered? How could you possibly steer a monster like this with what looked like no steer tire turning clearance? This thing must have handled like a barge.Granted, it was only a novelty vehicle and probably didn't get much street time but it must have been difficult. What kind of frame did they drop the car body onto?And what ever became of it? Boy, I thought I had some wierd ideas, guess my idea for a 1979 blown Camaro limo isn't so strange after all.

Ladypardus@cs.com
Author:  Rob Davis [ Fri Oct 12, 2001 10:06 am ]
Post subject:  The Timonium camper Re: Parade Car
A little off topic, but you mentioned the Camaro limo...

I'm heading down to Timonium, MD today to help a buddy with his tables at the big model rr show this weekend. Anyway, one of my favorite sites in Timonium is a guy near the fairgrounds who took an old hearse, cut off the roof over the bed and added a pick-up truck style camper conversion!!!

Hot car. ;-)

Rob

> Alright, this has to be the strangest
> misconception I have ever seen. How was this
> beast powered? How could you possibly steer
> a monster like this with what looked like no
> steer tire turning clearance? This thing
> must have handled like a barge.Granted, it
> was only a novelty vehicle and probably
> didn't get much street time but it must have
> been difficult. What kind of frame did they
> drop the car body onto?And what ever became
> of it? Boy, I thought I had some wierd
> ideas, guess my idea for a 1979 blown Camaro
> limo isn't so strange after all.


inlinebob@aol.com
Author:  Evan [ Fri Oct 12, 2001 11:39 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Other Parade Cars
This thread makes me wonder how many other railway museums/tourist lines have parade cars. We have one at the Trolley Museum of New York that is a golf cart converted to look like a little trolley. See the link below.


"Car 512"
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Author:  Keith Schell [ Fri Oct 12, 2001 12:57 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Other Parade Cars
One man has restored his own original parade train ! It was originally built on a 1 1/2 ton dodge chassis . To learn more go to (www.mytrain.com/). He uses it in parades and shows it in car shows . It is in the santa fe red colors too .

Keith_schell@mytoyota.com
Author:  O.Anderson [ Fri Oct 12, 2001 1:41 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Other Parade Cars *PIC*
As many may recall, recently the Byron Railroad equipment was up for sale on ebay. This line featured two cars from a CB&Q parade train, fitted with 2' gauge trucks. The owner was asking too high a price for what may be an uncertifiable boiler.


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Author:  Phil Mulligan [ Fri Oct 12, 2001 3:30 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Other Parade Cars
> This thread makes me wonder how many other
> railway museums/tourist lines have parade
> cars. We have one at the Trolley Museum of
> New York that is a golf cart converted to
> look like a little trolley. See the link
> below.

Reading Company T&HS has an ersatz A5 0-4-0 on a truck chassis for parades etc.

Reading Company Technical and Historical Soc
Author:  Keith Schell [ Mon Oct 15, 2001 11:28 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Other Parade Cars
The B&O Musium in baltimore has an original B&O parade engine that railroad/musium used in parades.It looks like a small F3 in company colors and has some original engine parts on it . It was powered by a group of batterys that where mounted inside .

Keith_schell@mytoyota.com
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