This business car was in New Orleans for years, shoved to the end of a derelict industrial spur, wedged between two houses. The local NRHS chapter got it out of there, got it moveable, and I believe brokered its sale. It left here in early 1982 on the back of a Southern piggyback train.

Then it showed up here:
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.p ... 767&nseq=0

I haven't heard anything about it since. Anyone know where it went, what happened to it, if it still exists?

This is not the infamous GM&O 50, that is always out and about running around.

Greg...

the car was in Philadelphia for a few years, and later moved to Oaks Pennsylvania (near Valley Forge PA ) ...and I believe most recently ( unless I am mistaken ) the car is in Ringoes NJ... on the Black River & Western.. At some point I think the car was informally called "the cardinal"

Not much has been done to it, although I believe about 15 years ago, an attempt was made to bring it back.

Perhaps someone close to Ringoes can verify if its currently there..


Dean Levin

Thanks Dean

I did indeed find some pics of her at Ringoes, hiding in plain site. She is still sporting the candy apple red paint that she aaparently got in 1982.

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... ?id=562899
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... ?id=465705

Have no idea how she came to be in the situation and location she was in at New Orleans during the 70's, perhaps even earlier, until her rescue in 1981. The industrial spur she was on ran thru a scrapyard, which is perhaps where she ended up, then she must have been pushed to the end of it to get her out of the way, and she ended up isolated as the track was disconnected.

Equipment guidebooks from the 70's just show her as being owned by American Rent All Corp, New Orleans, ex C&A 503, built by Pullman.