Elkhart observation car question

bobyar2001 · **Posted:** Sat Jan 27, 2007 1:21 pm

Is this car, at the National New York Central Museum in Elkhart, Indiana, really an ex-NYC car? I've heard it could be ex-Rock Island.

http://abpr.railfan.net/abprphoto.cgi?j ... N_2005.jpg

dmbird · **Joined:** Tue Jan 09, 2007 10:01 pm **Posts:** 2

It is ex-Rock Island, built in 1939 for one of the Rockets.

DM Bird

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

dmbird wrote:

It is ex-Rock Island, built in 1939 for one of the Rockets.

DM Bird

DM -

Wouldn't happen to know its name would you?

Les

hytwr1 · **Joined:** Sat Jul 01, 2006 9:07 am **Posts:** 211

So, how much REAL NYC varnish survives? I know steam is very rare.

Bill

dmbird · **Joined:** Tue Jan 09, 2007 10:01 pm **Posts:** 2

Without consulting my research material, I want to say it was for the MN Rocket. It's been over two years since I was looking into it.

DM Bird