by scotty269
jackintosh11 wrote:When did they get that, and why?http://railroad.net/forums/viewtopic.ph ... 0#p1053157" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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by jackintosh11
Does anyone have any pictures of that car?
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXu4mb ... 8cuxblPB9g Videos, including SEPTA time lapses.
by scotty269
jackintosh11 wrote:Does anyone have any pictures of that car?http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/Locopi ... ?id=143025" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
by jackintosh11
Why did they get this car? Did 601 or 602 have problems? And I thought that NJ Transit removed the cab car capability from these cars when they stored them.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXu4mb ... 8cuxblPB9g Videos, including SEPTA time lapses.
by CNJGeep
jackintosh11 wrote:And I thought that NJ Transit removed the cab car capability from these cars when they stored them.No.
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by jackintosh11
Anyway, why did they get it? Why didn't they convert a silverliner II or III?
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXu4mb ... 8cuxblPB9g Videos, including SEPTA time lapses.
by ApproachMedium
FRA waivers expired, not road worthy in leading service most likely. That arrow car doesnt have the problems the silverliners supposedly did. I think they bought that car before they started scrapping the old silverliners.
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by jackintosh11
What do the interiors on those cars look like? Do they leave them the way they are, or do they strip them?
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXu4mb ... 8cuxblPB9g Videos, including SEPTA time lapses.
by jackintosh11
Also, is there still a plan to give a silverliner ii to a museum?
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXu4mb ... 8cuxblPB9g Videos, including SEPTA time lapses.
by ExCon90
There's a thread on this somewhere stating that a Reading II (9001?) has been accepted by the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, but it's not there yet as far as I know.
by Limited-Clear
It was nothing to do with FRA waivers, the arrow pair were obtained way before the scrapping of II and III cars, the cars have been modified for use on those wire train, including a knuckle coupler and HEP cabling
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by ApproachMedium
The car refered to in the picture is not an arrow pair, its an Arrow 1 car that became a push pull comet IB car from NJT that was purchased by septa much more recently.
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by Limited-Clear
My apologies, I read it that they were asking about 601, now I see it is 610 being asked about
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by 4400Washboard
When will Silverliner II #9001 be transferred to the RR Museum Of PA? Nice to see SEPTA finally donating a Budd Silverliner. Will it be kept in septa or reading colors?
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by 25Hz
May be gone by now, but yesterday (friday) at woodbourne yard i spotted at least one string of older silverliners.
It took me by surprise so i didn't have time to snap a photo. I didn't catch any numbers either, sorry!
It took me by surprise so i didn't have time to snap a photo. I didn't catch any numbers either, sorry!
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