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These cars were discussed many years ago in the following thread (on page #2): https://www.rypn.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=35609

At the time, I did not have the full #5300-series renumberings, but I do have that data now, so I will include those that you are missing here, as well as corrections:

Missing:

#101 to #5300
#105 to #5313
#107 to #5314
#108 to #5315
#111 to #5311
#114 to #5325
#117 to #5308
#120 to #5304
#122 to #5309
#124 to #5307
#125 to #5334
#127 to #5322
#128 to #5305
#130 to #5323
#131 to #5327
#132 to #5324

Corrections:

#112 to #5330, not #5334
#113 to #5318, not #5319
#116 to #5319, not #5318
#119 to #5303, not #5327

Author:	NJT4272 [ Fri Aug 22, 2025 5:26 pm ]
Post subject:	Comprehensive "Jersey Builder" passenger car roster?
Posted this on RR.net a few days ago and got no bites. Perhaps all the old timers are gone, so I'll try it here. An exhaustive internet search seems to yield only a sparse selection of the roster, so I'm putting the word out here. For a large modeling project, I'm trying to find a definitive list of the "Jersey Builder" passenger cars that made it to NJ Transit in NJDOT midnight blue / platinum mist / red stripe paint. These were the cars paired with the E-8s until 1987 when E-8 powered service on the NJCL ended. The same long-distance coaches originally acquired by the CNJ and reconfigured for commuter service. From what I've been able to determine, there were 35 of these cars in all, originally numbered 100-134 by the CNJ. There is no rhyme or reason to how they were re-numbered by NJDOT/NJT, except that they received numbers in the 5300-series. I've only been able to verify 20 of the 35 cars. I need the final numbering for all these cars under NJT, and specifically the one's still in NJDOT paint, as I'm paring them with at least 6 NJDOT-painted E-8s and I want accurately numbered cars. Any help would be much obliged. Fingers crossed An example in the link below: http://www.m.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=5873463

Author:	Daylight25 [ Sat Aug 23, 2025 11:06 am ]
Post subject:	Re: Comprehensive "Jersey Builder" passenger car roster?
More an overall roster of second hand equipment that NJ Transit had, but the second page for the New Jersey DOT of Passcar Photos is a great place to start (just be weary of some dead links) Link: https://passcarphotos.rypn.org/Indices/NJT2.htm

Author:	NJT4272 [ Sat Aug 23, 2025 11:54 am ]
Post subject:	Re: Comprehensive "Jersey Builder" passenger car roster?
Daylight25 wrote: More an overall roster of second hand equipment that NJ Transit had, but the second page for the New Jersey DOT of Passcar Photos is a great place to start (just be weary of some dead links) Link: https://passcarphotos.rypn.org/Indices/NJT2.htm Much obliged, but I have been through those backwards and forwards already. It was one of my first stops. Verified most of the 20 cars I know from those photos. Here's what I have so far: CNJ 100 = NJDOT/NJT 5329 CNJ 101 = ??? CNJ 102 = NJDOT/NJT 5310 CNJ 103 = NJDOT/NJT 5312 CNJ 104 = NJDOT/NJT 5301 CNJ 105 = ??? CNJ 106 = NJDOT/NJT 5302 CNJ 107 = ??? CNJ 108 = ??? CNJ 109 = NJDOT/NJT 5316 CNJ 110 = NJDOT/NJT 5317 CNJ 111 = ??? CNJ 112 = NJDOT/NJT 5334 CNJ 113 = NJDOT/NJT 5319 CNJ 114 = ??? CNJ 115 = NJDOT/NJT 5331 CNJ 116 = NJDOT/NJT 5318 CNJ 117 = ??? CNJ 118 = NJDOT/NJT 5320 CNJ 119 = NJDOT/NJT 5327 CNJ 120 = ??? CNJ 121 = NJDOT/NJT 5332 CNJ 122 = ??? CNJ 123 = NJDOT/NJT 5333 CNJ 124 = ??? CNJ 125 = ??? CNJ 126 = NJDOT/NJT 5321 CNJ 127 = ??? CNJ 128 = ??? CNJ 129 = NJDOT/NJT 5326 CNJ 130 = ??? CNJ 131 = ??? CNJ 132 = ??? CNJ 133 = NJDOT/NJT 5328 CNJ 134 = NJDOT/NJT 5306 CNJ ??? = NJDOT/NJT 5315

Author:	Rainier Rails [ Sat Aug 23, 2025 9:28 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Comprehensive "Jersey Builder" passenger car roster?
These cars were discussed many years ago in the following thread (on page #2): https://www.rypn.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=35609 At the time, I did not have the full #5300-series renumberings, but I do have that data now, so I will include those that you are missing here, as well as corrections: Missing: #101 to #5300 #105 to #5313 #107 to #5314 #108 to #5315 #111 to #5311 #114 to #5325 #117 to #5308 #120 to #5304 #122 to #5309 #124 to #5307 #125 to #5334 #127 to #5322 #128 to #5305 #130 to #5323 #131 to #5327 #132 to #5324 Corrections: #112 to #5330, not #5334 #113 to #5318, not #5319 #116 to #5319, not #5318 #119 to #5303, not #5327

Author:	NJT4272 [ Sun Aug 24, 2025 3:31 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Comprehensive "Jersey Builder" passenger car roster?
Rainier Rails wrote: These cars were discussed many years ago in the following thread (on page #2): https://www.rypn.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=35609 At the time, I did not have the full #5300-series renumberings, but I do have that data now, so I will include those that you are missing here, as well as corrections: Missing: #101 to #5300 #105 to #5313 #107 to #5314 #108 to #5315 #111 to #5311 #114 to #5325 #117 to #5308 #120 to #5304 #122 to #5309 #124 to #5307 #125 to #5334 #127 to #5322 #128 to #5305 #130 to #5323 #131 to #5327 #132 to #5324 Corrections: #112 to #5330, not #5334 #113 to #5318, not #5319 #116 to #5319, not #5318 #119 to #5303, not #5327 Wow! That is one of the most impressive collections of information I've ever seen. Truly stellar work, Brother Brumberg! I was beginning to deduce that the NJT series was going to be 5300-5334, but I wanted to be sure. I figured the answer would eventually lie in the original GN accounting, but that was a rabbit hole I wasn't prepared to go down. Thank you for your original heavy lift on this. I really do appreciate it.

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