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 Post subject: PRR 1961?
PostPosted: Thu Oct 07, 2004 10:35 am 

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Who owns this car?

http://naphotos.nerail.org/showpic/?pho ... 516078.jpg

There's another one behind it, #1962. Both are obviously Erie-Lackawanna electric MU cars, but who owns them now and painted them up in PRR colors? Thanks.

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 Post subject: Re: PRR 1961?
PostPosted: Thu Oct 07, 2004 11:14 am 

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Frank, I don't think those are ex-MU cars, the clerestory roof is too high. They look more like H&H or Bethleham Steel commuter/branch line coaches to me.

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 Post subject: Re: PRR 1961?
PostPosted: Thu Oct 07, 2004 12:46 pm 

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Gary Gray wrote:
Frank, I don't think those are ex-MU cars, the clerestory roof is too high. They look more like H&H or Bethleham Steel commuter/branch line coaches to me.


Lackawanna used a number of rebuilt locomotive-hauled coaches in the electrification; here's a photo of a similar car to the one in the photo:

http://gelwood.railfan.net/el/mu/el-m3333ajh.jpg

These high-roof cars made up a large part of the MU trailer fleet; some of the trailers and all of the motor cars had lower roofs.

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 Post subject: Re: PRR 1961?
PostPosted: Thu Oct 07, 2004 1:16 pm 

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I believe these are the cars owned by Jeff Pontius, Vice President - Operations, of the North Shore Railroad (Northumberland, PA). I have been aboard some of Jeff's cars and they are in beautiful condition, both inside and out.

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