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| Author: | tyrok1 [ Fri Apr 17, 2009 11:32 am ] |
| Post subject: | Passenger car in Princeton, IL |
As I was on my way through Illinois yesterday, on I-80, I saw what looked to be some kind of a passenger car (wish I could give more details, but it was under a tarp) on a flatbed truck going East. It was missing its trucks but looked like it was being transported fairly carefully. Anyone know anything about it? |
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| Author: | Topfuel [ Sun Apr 19, 2009 7:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Passenger car in Princeton, IL |
It's hard to say without more info, but if it was on a flat bed or low-boy style trailer then it's very unlikely it was a main line passenger car of some kind. More likely a transit car would be transported that way due to the lighter weight and shorter length. One possibility could be a new R160 NY City subway car. Those cars are about 80% manufactured by Kawasaki in Lincoln, NE and are trucked via I80 to a Kawasaki facility in Yonkers, NY. Trucks, couplers, and underbody equipment are added in Yonkers before delivery to NYCT. |
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| Author: | tyrok1 [ Mon Apr 20, 2009 10:02 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Passenger car in Princeton, IL |
Yep, that's probably it. Looked roughly the same size and shape. I seem to remember the sides being straight, but I could be wrong on that point. Thanks for the info! When I saw it, it really piqued my curiosity. |
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