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Nostalgia & History > Ex-Army cars become Amtrak Baggage carsDate: 11/16/12 23:59 Ex-Army cars become Amtrak Baggage cars Author: edsaalig These two cars were ready to go to Amtrak in mid 1972. I wonder how many are still running. The last photo shows how they came to Mira Loma to be rebuilt. All three photos were taken at Mira Loma.
   Date: 11/17/12 00:11 Re: Ex-Army cars become Amtrak Baggage cars Author: msdgbar As a kid back in the 1970s i remember seeing those all over the San Diegans route.I wonder how many of those cars are still around these days?
Date: 11/17/12 00:19 Re: Ex-Army cars become Amtrak Baggage cars Author: miralomarail Its amazing that the Shop where these were rebuilt,is all gone. The Cars went back East.
Date: 11/17/12 06:59 Re: Ex-Army cars become Amtrak Baggage cars Author: PHall One of them is part of the DOT "Inspection" train.
Date: 11/17/12 07:35 Re: Ex-Army cars become Amtrak Baggage cars Author: BCHellman miralomarail Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Its amazing that the Shop where these were > rebuilt,is all gone. What occupies the Shop today? Date: 11/17/12 07:56 Re: Ex-Army cars become Amtrak Baggage cars Author: miralomarail BCHellman Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > miralomarail Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Its amazing that the Shop where these were > > rebuilt,is all gone. > > What occupies the Shop today? Nothing, the Land has been cleared with NO trace of what was once a Busy RR shop doing Major work for a Early Amtrak Date: 11/17/12 08:43 Re: Ex-Army cars become Amtrak Baggage cars Author: MojaveBill I saw one of them in Mojave Thursday morning with the FRA track inspection unit...
Bill Deaver Tehachapi, CA Date: 11/17/12 09:26 Re: Ex-Army cars become Amtrak Baggage cars Author: outpost 1363 still exists in Michigan as a concession car for their train <scroll down>.
http://michigansteamtrain.com/sri/our-collection/ Here's another photo from a few years ago at Michigan. http://www.railroadmichigan.com/sri02.jpg Date: 11/17/12 14:16 Re: Ex-Army cars become Amtrak Baggage cars Author: Alco251 Date: 11/17/12 15:30 Re: Ex-Army cars become Amtrak Baggage cars Author: firefighter25dfd We use one with the 765 as our tool car.
TVRM runs one as well for concessions/souvineers. Potomac Eagle also uses one. Date: 11/17/12 17:31 Re: Ex-Army cars become Amtrak Baggage cars Author: wattslocal Two of these cars are at Orange Empire Ry Museum in original condition. They were purchased while stored at China Lake, California, while the base still had a railroad.
Date: 11/17/12 17:32 Re: Ex-Army cars become Amtrak Baggage cars Author: MEKoch Orrville Railroad Heritage Society has one for its food/souvenir car.
I remember them operating on Amtrak #50-51. Date: 11/17/12 22:52 Re: Ex-Army cars become Amtrak Baggage cars Author: 567Chant I don't recall seeing lifting lugs on 'passenger' equipment before.
Were they common? TIA! ...Lorenzo Date: 11/17/12 23:57 Re: Ex-Army cars become Amtrak Baggage cars Author: TomCarter I imagine the lifting lugs were to make it possible to lift them by dock crane onto a ship to go overseas. They were Army cars afterall. My Dad spent his time during the Vietnam war in charge of an Army Mash unit that was a hospital train of these cars in Ft. Sam Houston (San Antonio) Texas.
Date: 11/18/12 07:38 Re: Ex-Army cars become Amtrak Baggage cars Author: DavidP Some were converted to HEP cars for use with Amfleet when the standard NEC power was still ex-PRR E-8s and GG-1s.
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