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Eastern Railroad Discussion > SEPTA Budd Silverliners II going to scrapDate: 11/21/12 17:14 SEPTA Budd Silverliners II going to scrap Author: chuchubob Wednesday passing through West Trenton on CSX's Trenton Line.
GP38-2S 6248 with a spacer flat and sixpack of Budds 212 219 Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 11/21/12 19:47 by chuchubob.    Date: 11/21/12 17:18 Re: SEPTA Budd Silverliners II going to scrap Author: chuchubob 219
259 9006    Date: 11/21/12 17:20 Re: SEPTA Budd Silverliners II going to scrap Author: chuchubob last car 9007
   Date: 11/21/12 17:54 Re: SEPTA Budd Silverliners II going to scrap Author: Out_Of_Service look like all ex pennsy
Date: 11/21/12 17:58 Re: SEPTA Budd Silverliners II going to scrap Author: JJSmith As far as I know, the 9000's are Reading.
Date: 11/21/12 18:21 Re: SEPTA Budd Silverliners II going to scrap Author: chuchubob JJSmith Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > As far as I know, the 9000's are Reading. Correct. 9006 was Reading. All the rest with number boards were PRR. Edited to add that the two without number boards were also ex- Reading. Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/22/12 04:41 by chuchubob. Date: 11/21/12 18:51 Re: SEPTA Budd Silverliners II going to scrap Author: Topfuel Boy, those still seem like such good, solid cars that it's a shame there are no buyers available to rebuild them for continued service. Of course, bi-levels and multi-level cars are all the rage so that doesn't help the market for single level cars.
Date: 11/21/12 19:04 Re: SEPTA Budd Silverliners II going to scrap Author: HB90MACH A couple should go to preservation.
Most likely those were the ones sitting in Woodbourne yd since early last spring. Shame to see them go. Date: 11/21/12 19:38 Re: SEPTA Budd Silverliners II going to scrap Author: OCtrainguy Even though the cars are going to scrap, the move itself is a real nice catch Bob. I like the lead engine.
Date: 11/21/12 21:22 Re: SEPTA Budd Silverliners II going to scrap Author: RDG_FP7_901 The 9006 and 9007 are definitely ex-Reading. The rest are ex-Pennsy. Rode the 9000's from their introduction until shortly before they were retired and while sturdy they were showing their age and 60's technology. Rebuilding them would probably not have been worth the expense but it pulls a string or two to see Philadelphia area, and fallen giant Budd Co., history headed to scrap.
Date: 11/21/12 21:42 Re: SEPTA Budd Silverliners II going to scrap Author: highgreengraphics Now why am I looking at those and envisioning them on a reborn Colorado Front Range Ski Train, with a few modifications, of course. Naaaah, never happen. === === = === JLH
Date: 11/21/12 22:08 Re: SEPTA Budd Silverliners II going to scrap Author: MH2198 Sad. Meanwhile the Korean built junk subwayliners builds up flatspots on their wheels....
Date: 11/26/12 12:45 Re: SEPTA Budd Silverliners II going to scrap Author: septacarczar The order of the cars from north to south were 212-9012-219-259-9006-9007 and were the last batch sent from Wayne Electric Car Yard to CSX-Woodbourne on 10/18/12
Date: 11/28/12 22:29 Re: SEPTA Budd Silverliners II going to scrap Author: mundo 14 of them are being rebuilt by California, as intercity cars for on the San Joaquin Valley Trains.
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