Now that our caboose has been identified, does any one have information on it. We just purchased it from a privte owner and as soon as our last coach is completed its next. Roller bearing trucks and a trip to Lorain are in order.
I know the rollers aren't correct but it's the easiest way to get it to the shop. We won't scrap the orginals.

irss@eriecoast.com

We at the Steam Railroading Institute are starting restoration of are PM A909. We have a few builders photos and drawings. You probly be able to get alot from the PM Historical Society. Are caboose only needs som miner repairs to it and is pretty much original if you want to stop in and take a look. Are times we are open are on are web page.

> Now that our caboose has been identified,
> does any one have information on it. We just
> purchased it from a privte owner and as soon
> as our last coach is completed its next.
> Roller bearing trucks and a trip to Lorain
> are in order.
> I know the rollers aren't correct but it's
> the easiest way to get it to the shop. We
> won't scrap the orginals.


Steam Railroading Institute
kbmayer75@charter.net

Wow, I guess I'm officially "the identifier" !
Been called a lot of things, but never that!

Fritz Milhaupt has been labering now for better than 8 years on getting photos and listings of preserved PM equipment onto the PMHS website, and has listings on what other PM Cabeese survive, although I haven't been able to tell him yet about yours! Now counting yours, I believe there are the following:

A911 Hinton, WV City Pool
A913 Barboursville, WV East of town, US Rt 60 at Cyrus Creek Road, Donahue Bros., from Milton, West Virginia
A915 Yellow Springs, OH Rails-to-Trails
A916 Philippi, WV Alderson-Broaddus College,
A922 Xenia, OH On display in park.
A924 Knox, PA Knox and Kane Railroad
A951 Sanford, MI Sanford Historical Society Museum, US-10
A953 Claysville, PA State Rt 3017, 1.6 miles south of US 40
A954 Yellow Springs, OH Rails-to-Trails Bike Rental
A961 Nappanee?, IN Privately owned
A971 North Vernon, IN As B&O C1984, City Hall
A977 Saginaw, MI Saginaw Railway Museum
A981 Thurmont, MD
A984 Hinton, WV City Park
A989 Jacksontown, OH On the Buckeye Central, burned

With the following restored to PM paint:

A986 in Grand Haven, Michigan
A967 in Holland, Michigan
A950 in Muskegon, Michigan
A909 with SRI in Owosso, Michigan

Now if I could just figure out which A900 you guys are. The easiest suggestion I have is to sand the ends of the cupola or the carbody, as
both would have the number under several layers. C&O continued to use the PM's Numbering system into the 1960's, so it may not be that deep. If you need help, I'm through your area a fair amount, as my wife's family is from Ohio. As you may guess, also a member of PMHS.

Oh yeah, and information above courtesy PMHS website!

TJ

> We at the Steam Railroading Institute are
> starting restoration of are PM A909. We have
> a few builders photos and drawings. You
> probly be able to get alot from the PM
> Historical Society. Are caboose only needs
> som miner repairs to it and is pretty much
> original if you want to stop in and take a
> look. Are times we are open are on are web
> page.


Pere Marquette Preserved Equipment

tjgaffney@phmuseum.org