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Author:  Reading T1 2124 [ Fri Aug 07, 2015 3:03 pm ]
Post subject:  SEPTA Silverliner IIs/IIIs?
As of 2013 the count of Silverliner 2s and 3s was two 2s and one 3. One 2 and one 3 was still in the possession of SEPTA and one 2 was at an unnamed museum. Is this still the case?
Author:  baldwin [ Fri Aug 07, 2015 7:35 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: SEPTA Silverliner IIs/IIIs?
#238 and a Budd car I think is 9001 are sitting behind Wayne Electric Shop. The Budd car is complete accept for number boards.
The 238 is missing allot of under car equipment, the story I heard is it's still around because it's involved in a lawsuit, can't do anything with it until the lawyers get their $$$.
The Budd car is going to a museum.
Author:  Reading T1 2124 [ Mon Aug 10, 2015 9:18 pm ]
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The Budd car is going to a museum

For the record they are both Budd cars, and wasn't 266 still sitting around somewhere?
Author:  ns2110 [ Tue Aug 11, 2015 5:14 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: SEPTA Silverliner IIs/IIIs?
266 left the property in November of 2013.
Author:  Reading T1 2124 [ Tue Aug 11, 2015 9:43 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: SEPTA Silverliner IIs/IIIs?
Where to, the scrapyard in Newark where the rest of them went to die, or a museum/ private owner?
Author:  ns2110 [ Wed Aug 12, 2015 7:13 pm ]
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To the scrap yard. It appears that the 9001 will be the only preserved example of either class of car preserved.
Author:  Reading T1 2124 [ Wed Aug 12, 2015 8:36 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: SEPTA Silverliner IIs/IIIs?
Why, is 238 that rough that nothing can be done?
Author:  ns2110 [ Wed Aug 12, 2015 9:45 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: SEPTA Silverliner IIs/IIIs?
238 was put out of service after it caught fire. The word is that it's behing held until all litigation regarding the incident is done.
http://cdn.abclocal.go.com/images/wpvi/cms_exf_2007/news/local/7100787_600x338.jpg

http://cdn.abclocal.go.com/images/wpvi/cms_exf_2007/_video_wn_images/7099601_600x338.jpg
Author:  Reading T1 2124 [ Thu Aug 13, 2015 8:00 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: SEPTA Silverliner IIs/IIIs?
Wasn't 238 on wire train service? What is now, a Silverliner 4?
Author:  baldwin [ Thu Aug 13, 2015 9:27 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: SEPTA Silverliner IIs/IIIs?
ns2110 wrote:
238 was put out of service after it caught fire. The word is that it's behing held until all litigation regarding the incident is done.
http://cdn.abclocal.go.com/images/wpvi/cms_exf_2007/news/local/7100787_600x338.jpg

http://cdn.abclocal.go.com/images/wpvi/cms_exf_2007/_video_wn_images/7099601_600x338.jpg

The car in the pics on fire was cut in half and hauled out of Overbrook shop last winter on 2 trucks, charred seats and everything.
#238 still has the 80's Airport line interior.
Author:  ns2110 [ Thu Aug 13, 2015 10:42 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: SEPTA Silverliner IIs/IIIs?
The wire train cars were both purchased from New Jersey Transit. The car that looks like a IV is actually an Arrow II which I believe is the last of its kind. http://www.trainweb.org/phillynrhs/RPOTW/20050925.CRW_5209_RJ.jpg If you notice it has no roof hump and the center doors present.

The other car SEPTA just recently picked up is a Comet Ib which was a conversion from a powered car to a coach. http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=227459


As for 238 I'm almost certain that was the one that was involved in the fire. If it isn't SEPTA must have it earmarked for something else because all of the other cars are gone. Nothing but IVs and Vs now and the 9001 which I'm surprised didn't hitch a ride with the AEM7 that just went out to Strasburg this past month.
Author:  Reading T1 2124 [ Fri Aug 14, 2015 9:39 am ]
Post subject:  Re: SEPTA Silverliner IIs/IIIs?
When did the car catch fire? If it was pre-2012, the fire didn't involve 238 because 238 was on the Farewell trips of 2012 and I don't think it would be likely there was a fire after that because the 9001, 266, and 238 were the last three at the time of the fan trip. 238 may still be gone but I doubt due to fire.
Author:  ns2110 [ Sat Aug 15, 2015 3:54 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: SEPTA Silverliner IIs/IIIs?
235 and 9001 were the last two active cars. I took this picture the previous day they were retired. It was running as a single car. On their last day, both cars were running. It was bittersweet watching them pull in for the last time. They were ending their storied careers but were both sent off by a pretty large crowd of people. I wish I had a video camera that night. I only had my cell phone with me with captured a blurry video of them pulling out.

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