PRR boxcar restoration at AOS Museum

Les Beckman · **Joined:** Tue Aug 02, 2005 1:25 pm **Posts:** 6482

Although the Age of Steam Railroad Museum is well known for their work on steam locomotives, this past summer they completed a very nice restoration of Pennsylvania Railroad X29 boxcar #51121. The car was repainted into its original 1929 PRR paint scheme after patchwork and new steel was applied to rusted-out side sheet areas. The job included a new wood roof walk. Car looks great!

Les

phillman · **Joined:** Tue Jan 29, 2019 1:53 pm **Posts:** 19

Any pics?

jayrod · **Posted:** Sat Dec 10, 2022 8:23 am

phillman wrote:

Any pics?

Scroll down: https://www.ageofsteamroundhouse.org/roundhouse-report-winter-2022-23/

nedsn3 · **Posted:** Sat Dec 10, 2022 12:51 pm

Looks good. Nice web page too.

linkthebutler · **Joined:** Mon Jul 13, 2020 12:29 am **Posts:** 267

Did Age Of Steam know what boxcar they have here?

When you look at their roster page
https://www.ageofsteamroundhouse.org/boxcar-prr-51121/

you can see after their first restoration
"BUILT 2-36"

during their second restoration
"BLT 5 30"

now in 2022
"BLT 6 29"

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TJ Sposato · **Posted:** Wed Dec 14, 2022 10:05 am

The true dates came from more, in depth, research along with old stenciling carefully uncovered during the most recent and very thorough restoration this time from previous paint jobs only in the past.
Thanks
TJ Sposato

Bessemer867 · **Joined:** Mon Dec 16, 2019 1:40 pm **Posts:** 13

It looks great. Keep up the good work Age of Steam.