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Conrail Business Car #10 |
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Reuben S. Brouse caught the Buffalo-bound Conrail inspection train just above Driftwood, PA, on this early March day in 1981. CR #10 has quite a history. Built by Pullman as a parlor-observation car drawing room in 1925, it was initially christened "Queen Elizabeth" and served on the NYC Empire State Express. NYC purchased the car from Pullman in 1935 and renamed it "Hudson River." In 1942 the car was renamed "Kalamazoo River" and served the Twilight. The large rear platform was constructed to accommodate President F. D Roosevelt's wheel chair. Then in 1947 it was renamed again to "Victoria Park" before being converted to NYC Track Inspection Car #30 in 1952. It was pulled into special service when JFK's body was transferred from NY City to Washington DC. It was the second to the last car in the funeral train - the last car, PRR 120, carried his body. From there it went to PC roster and renumbered PC #78 in February of 1976. Finally Conrail took possession on 4/1/1976. It was renumbered #10 and a rebuild inside after 1983. After CR, it rolled onto the CSX roster who extensively updated the car and renumbered in CSX 994010 with the name "New York". It remains on their roster but deserves preservation in a deserving museum like the Smithsonian. |
| Photo Date: |
3/8/1981 Upload Date: 6/1/2021 5:05:18 AM |
| Location: |
Driftwood, PA |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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Scenic,RollingStock,Passenger,Action |
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241 Comments: 1 |
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CR Business Car #11 |
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This former Erie sleeper became Conrail business car #11. Conrail conductor Ken Taylor snapped this slide as it passed by his siding somewhere in Pennsylvania |
| Photo Date: |
5/1/1983 Upload Date: 5/5/2020 12:41:24 PM |
| Location: |
Unknown, PA |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Passenger |
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239 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CR 11 |
| Description: |
MAIL8 EB |
| Photo Date: |
2/28/1988 Upload Date: 2/23/2018 11:23:04 AM |
| Location: |
Millbury, OH |
| Author: |
Bruce Gage |
| Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
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300 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Getting a good look |
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Theater car 9 was trailing this OCS as it passed through Kirkwood, giving the high officials a good look at the railroad as it receded. |
| Photo Date: |
10/5/1989 Upload Date: 12/4/2015 3:57:47 AM |
| Location: |
Kirkwood, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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Passenger,Action |
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584 Comments: 0 |
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