Nostalgia & History > The Broadway Limited Flat-End Observation Cars

1. PRR 5853 Mountain View or Tower View (2MR-1DB PS) summing up the Westbound Broadway Limited at Englewood Union Station, Chicago, IL the morning of April 21, 1965.

2. Pennsylvania RR SW1 9418 switching the Broadway Limited, Chicago, IL on September 14, 1965. The flat end observation car is Mountain View a Pullman Standard Light Weight 2 master bed room - 1 bed room - buffet lounge observation car.  For car diagram see: https://www.flickr.com/photos/129679309@N05/21212689351/in/dateposted-public/

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I wonder how much it cost to ride that car vs a coach seat, NY to Chicago.  Anyone know?
john

Interesting, the signal structure in the first photo looks more like a New York Central design but the signals are certainly PRR position lights.
Gonut

At Englewood the NYC tracks were the other side of that platform.

Thank you for the beautiful photo from my onetime home away from home.
Much had changed by the time I was there !
 

It looks different because it is only a portion of the usual 4 track PRR style signal bridge.

The westbound home signals at Englewood were on a 4 track bridge at State St.
There were also signals for movements with the current of traffic closer to the Rock Island diamonds.
The one in the photo is for track 4 the WWD freight main.
The signal for track 2, the track the Broadway is on, was on a mast a few yards from the diamonds.

Gonut1 Wrote:
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> Interesting, the signal structure in the first
> photo looks more like a New York Central design
> but the signals are certainly PRR position
> lights.
> Gonut

Thanks Englewood !   Marty

Two splendid images, but the first one is absolutely classic and takes the prize - one of your very best ever. For this Pennsy fan, an image of an era and a scene that unfortunately I never had a chance to see. Oh, how I wish....

The Broadway still looked good (and so did Englewood Union Station) in this scene about six years before Amtrak in 1965. As did one of my favorite observation cars. I have always been partial for some reason to flat-end observation cars (although I sure the like the boat-tails too). Thanks much, Marty!

MC

Marty, you knocked it out of the park on the Engelwood depot slide of the Broadway Limited !  Thanks for sharing it.
Also nice to see the Mountain View in the second slide.