PRR 4666

mikefrommontana · **Posted:** Tue Nov 22, 2011 1:25 pm

Disposition? Scrapped?

Michael Seitz
Missoula MT

FLO · **Joined:** Tue Jan 25, 2011 2:07 am **Posts:** 328

Change of topic: PRR Line Car #489503

Photo from 1975 of a former doodlebug converted to line car #489503. Seen here on the Washington Terminal (Photo by J Benz).
http://www.railroadforums.com/forum/att ... 1320942031

Does it survive?

Alexander D. Mitchell IV · **Posted:** Tue Nov 22, 2011 4:19 pm

mikefrommontana wrote:

Disposition? Scrapped?

Still, as far as anyone knows and is willing to say, in a notorious "tomb" in Michigan. Do a search of this forum for rumors/details of said "hiding place"

FLO wrote:

PRR Line Car #489503 Does it survive?

Gone. Survived into the late 1990s, 2000 or so at Odenton, Md. I personally "inspected" this hulk before its scrapping; it was pretty far modified and gutted, with engine block and generator and all seats gone. This was one of six GEG-275 gas-electrics they had on the property; after a fiery collision in 1940 that killed several passengers in an inferno, three were sold to Aberdeen (Md.) Proving Ground, and others converted to diesel or other duties. Given that 4662, 4666, and 4668 all survive in much better shape than this car did, it was not a great loss.

Howard P. · **Posted:** Tue Nov 22, 2011 11:40 pm

"after a fiery collision in 1940 that killed several passengers in an inferno"

I think the toll was over 40 people in that disaster.

My dim memory seems to be that WT 57 and one of the PRR 466X motorcars were originally (after the railroads sold them) owned by a RDG engineer named Hugh Jenkins, and were at New Hope about 1970. Correct?

Howard P.

tomgears · **Posted:** Wed Nov 23, 2011 12:36 am

Here is the story of the doodlebug crash.

http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Yl ... line&hl=en

Mgoldman · **Posted:** Tue Jun 11, 2013 4:36 pm

Updated photo - PRR #4666 at the Black River and Western - Ringoes, NJ 6-9-13.

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

Mitch -

Thanks for the photo of Pennsy 4666. What are the BR&W's plans for the old doodlebug? Anyone know?

Les

derail · **Joined:** Wed Jul 28, 2010 12:45 pm **Posts:** 142

Les Beckman wrote:

Mitch -

Thanks for the photo of Pennsy 4666. What are the BR&W's plans for the old doodlebug? Anyone know?

Les

Nothing has changed in the past few years, except that the water tank was installed recently. Anything else would really be speculation.

Scott Kwiatkowski wrote:

Carl Hosler has been chipping away at 4666 lately and has recently upgraded the layover heater and is now working on the Hamilton's water holding tank. The Hamilton does run.

This past summer some additional sheet metal work was done and has been making good progress.

Scott

junior · **Posted:** Tue Jun 11, 2013 8:26 pm

Also sad to see the condition the baggage cart is in.... looks like it has fallen on hard times too.