The following ACL Office Cars are unaccounted for, at least beyond being taken out of service and removed from the roster:

300 (1st) All Steel 78'2" Off roster 1955
301 (1st) Steel Underframe 79'8" Off roster 1959
302 Steel Underframe 69'10" By mid-1970's owned by Orange Belt RR, Sanford FL
305 Steel Underframe 68'10" Off roster 1960
310 (1st) Steel Underframe 78'2" Off roster 1954
311 Steel Underframe 75'0" Hicks, 1903 Ex-AB&C 100, Off roster 1948
312 Steel Underframe 69'0" Hicks, 1906 Ex-AB&C 101, Off roster 1947

This information is from Larry Goolsby's excellent book "Atlantic Coast Line Passenger Service-The Postwar Years" (c) 1999 TLC Publishing, Inc.

Any help in further documenting the histories of these cars would be helpful.



Anyone know the history of the truss-rodded car?

After a little searching I find this:

http://trainweb.org/passengercars/Indices/BC7.htm

Under the listing for Reading & Northern is RBM&N "Black Diamond", noted in the index as being ex-A&WP 100:



also, under the A&WP listing:

I am under the impression that the R&N car ended up on the FEC. I think it, the Rod's cars and the other Wilkes-Barre car were all FEC when sold, but not all FEC as built. Me thinks they all came through the M&E at one time, if my memory of stencil data is correct.

The one left at Wilkes-Barre (and supposedly headed for Florida) was originally Rock Island. I could see the R&N car being A&WP originally.

Rob

Rob -

Any idea which particular Rock Island car this was? Any photos?

Les

Les,

Search the Interchange for "Rockmarge" and you will find two threads about her.

Happy New Year!

Rob

the name on the coach was something like Guld. I have pictures of it some where when it was still painted green.
I'll hunt them out.

Len.

nice job

may ya'll have all the trackage, coal, water and luck ya need

dr dodge