Lack MU's in Mechanicville, NY *PIC*

Frank Hicks · **Posted:** Mon Feb 23, 2004 11:28 am

A couple of interesting photos were recently posted on the NERails.org site. They show two Lackawanna MU cars, 3528 and 3570, stored at the B&M yard in Mechanicville, NY in August of 1990. It appears that 3528 might have sustained some wreck damage to one end. Does anyone know how these cars got to Mechanicville, and whatever became of them? Thanks.

Frank Hicks

Photo URL's:

http://naphotos.nerail.org/showpic/?pho ... 074428.jpg
http://naphotos.nerail.org/showpic/?pho ... 355394.jpg

Preserved North American Electric Railway Cars

F-Hicks@wiu.edu

Christopher Hauf · **Posted:** Mon Feb 23, 2004 2:52 pm

Frank,

I have no idea on the disposition of these cars, but if I had to guess, the vestibule damage might have been due to having the car humped somewhere in transit.

As you know, we roster the DL&W MU power car #2628 at the Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum. It has a much less pronounced, but similar vestibule droop due to the car being humped on route to our museum many years ago even with it marked "DO NOT HUMP" in several places.

Until later,
Chris

crhauf@frontiernet.net