Are there any more Silverliner IIs or IIIs still on property or have they all been scrapped? If there are any surviving, which ones are they?
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The scrap program ended by early 2014, a handful remain on property still. 9001 is a preserved unit.
Since my friend continues to chain smoke nonstop, she is probably an Alco.
There is at least one railcar behind Wayne Electric shops.
The last I heard, fire damaged SLII 257 was still at Overbrook for insurance / litigation purposes. Not sure if it was finally scrapped. The latest Google Earth image does show what appears to be a lone SLII sitting west of the shops.
Glenn
257 is no longer at Overbook shops.
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There was a II and a III at Wayne Junction before I retired in early December. I believe 9001, 269 and a unnumbered III are all that remain.
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ex Budd man wrote:There was a II and a III at Wayne Junction before I retired in early December. I believe 9001, 269 and a unnumbered III are all that remain.Congratulations on your retirement and thank you for all of the "insider" information over the years.
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Glenn
269 has "PENNSYLVANIA" lettering, but this was not original. A sponsor organization had the lettering reapplied in 1996.
Since my friend continues to chain smoke nonstop, she is probably an Alco.
R36 Combine Coach wrote:The scrap program ended by early 2014, a handful remain on property still. 9001 is a preserved unit.I heard that the Railroad Museum of PA was supposed to receive 9001. Any idea when that will take place?
aem7ac921 wrote:Is it going to RRMPA or RCTHS in Hamburg? If 269 is still intact, it would seem to make more sense to send that to Strasburg and 9001 to the Reading Museum.R36 Combine Coach wrote:The scrap program ended by early 2014, a handful remain on property still. 9001 is a preserved unit.I heard that the Railroad Museum of PA was supposed to receive 9001. Any idea when that will take place?
Glenn
235 was my favorite Silverliner III. It hasn't been mentioned so it must be no more. 
269 survived? I thought only 9001 and a Silverliner III (perhaps the last standing one, 235) were saved.
I heard somewhere that 238 was the surviving Silverliner III. Of course, I could be mistaken.
I believe it is a PHL Airport unit (232-239) series. 232, 233, 234 and 237 were scrapped rather early in the program (2011), 239 also went out as well. This leaves three possibilities.
Since my friend continues to chain smoke nonstop, she is probably an Alco.
I recall seeing here around the time it happened that 269 was on one of the scrap trains to Northern New Jersey. In fact, if I recall correctly, it was one of several twos and threes stored for a while in the Woodbourne yard.
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