Surviving Mack Railbuses

wilkinsd · **Posted:** Thu Jun 30, 2005 2:39 pm

Reading the thread below on the surviving Mack Locomotive, I am curious as to how many of the Mack Railbuses survived. I know Mr. Mitchell mentioned two, but does anyone know of any more? I thought Winnipeg Hydro in Canada had one, albeit with a different hood and radiator arrangement. I remember reading that they had the original hood parts on hand and were contemplating on returning it to its original Mack look. Any other info out there?

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Who ended up with the Chestnut Ridge railbus?JAC

Alexander D. Mitchell IV · **Posted:** Thu Jun 30, 2005 11:34 pm

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Who ended up with the Chestnut Ridge railbus?

Lehigh Valley Chapter NRHS, as I recall. They left her stashed in the Chestnut Ridge enginehouse, although in the long run a move to the Wanamaker, Kempton & Southern would not be out of the question. (That is ONLY me thinking out loud, mind you--I know nothing of the actual "politics", logistics, dynamics, etc. involved with WK&S/LV-NRHS, etc.

jdstrolley · **Posted:** Fri Jul 01, 2005 3:42 am

The Chestnut Ridge Mack railbus is in Philipsburg NJ at the Phillipsburg Railroad Historians museum site. It is still owned by the Lehigh Valley Chapter NRHS. The railbus is stored indoors and is back in operating condition as I witnessed last Saturday evening. It has recieved quite a bit of restoration work since its days at the Chestnut Ridge RR. It was stored at Topton, PA for well over 10 years and was moved to Phillipsburg a few years ago. The interior looks finished to me with new rattan seats, and good looking finished woodwork and working interior lights. The exterior is in need of a final paint job and new canvas on the roof from what it looked to me. The entire unit does look very good! I am not directly involved with the restoration but know several of the LV Chapter members who are responsible for the work. They have done quite a job since they got the unit. I mentioned to one of their volunteers that an article or brief or RYPN would be a good idea. More information on the Phillipsburg Railroad Historians can be found at this link http://www.prrh.org/ I'd be glad to post some pictures of the Mack railbus that I took last Saturday but I have no idea on how to post them.Joel Salomon