Uniq. Eqpmt Sightings: Private Varnish (PV's), Charters, etc

[Tadman]

C&O heavyweight "Chapel Hill" and another lightweight PV for L&N are parked at Miami/Hialeah, are these normal here or leftovers from the Superbowl?

https://share.icloud.com/photos/0QSOYYE ... KkSdZcCcLg

[jhdeasy]

C&O heavyweight "Chapel Hill" and another lightweight PV for L&N are parked at Miami/Hialeah, are these normal here or leftovers from the Superbowl?

https://share.icloud.com/photos/0QSOYYE ... KkSdZcCcLg

Tadman:

These two cars have long term storage contracts with Amtrak; they are stored at MIA.

The car painted in L&N colors and lettered OLIVER HAZARD PERRY was originally CNR sleeper MOUNT RESPLENDENT, built by Pullman in 1954 for the Super Continental.

MOUNT VERNON was the only PV that took guests to Super Bowl LIV. I’m not aware if CSX or FEC brought any business cars to Miami to entertain anyone for the event.

[Tadman]

Thanks, Mr. D. They are both great looking cars, especially the C&O car. I grew up along the former PM across the lake from Chicago and counted a former Chessie big shot as a neighbor and friend, so it's good to see a few C&O cars in good shape.

[jhdeasy]

Nine former RBBX cars acquired by N.C. DOT for expansion of passenger service have been “discovered” stored on an abandoned rail line in the woods near Spring Hope NC.

Discovered? I could imagine Gomer Pyle saying “surprise, surprise!”

https://www.carolinajournal.com/news-ar ... -1DTO0dTXw

[Pensyfan19]

Nine former RBBX cars acquired by N.C. DOT for expansion of passenger service have been “discovered” stored on an abandoned rail line in the woods near Spring Hope NC

What kind of expansion??? Where is service being expanded to??? 8D

[east point]

The circus cars to be rebuilt for additional trains Raleigh <> Charlotte. That will require more train sets. And maybe even some on to Goldsboro and Morehead City ?

[WhartonAndNorthern]

Nine former RBBX cars acquired by N.C. DOT for expansion of passenger service have been “discovered” stored on an abandoned rail line in the woods near Spring Hope NC

What kind of expansion??? Where is service being expanded to??? 8D

The end goal was additional trains between Raleigh and Charlotte and eventual extension (NC's eventual goal is to link the state). NC had been buying up vintage equipment made by St. Louis Car to operate the Piedmont fleet. This was an opportunity to buy additional mechanically-compatible equipment or at least a source of spare parts. Then they got an FRA grant for new equipment and no one seems to be quite sure what will happen.

[chuchubob]

The New Jersey Chamber of Commerce "Walk to Washington" charter ran from Newark to DC on Thursday and returned Friday, photographed speeding through SEPTA's Holmesburg Junction station in Philadelphia.

[jhdeasy]

Some approved PV trips that have now been cancelled:

DOVER HARBOR: WAS - NYP - PGH - NYP - WAS.
HOLLYWOOD BEACH: STL - CHI - NOL - CHI - STL.
MOONLIGHT DOME + BIRCH GROVE: STL to CHI.
SWIFT STREAM: NYP - NOL - NYP

[JimBoylan]

I don't know when Dover Harbor was supposed to move between New York and Pittsburg, but the Pennsylvanian train on that route has also been cancelled.

[jhdeasy]

I don't know when Dover Harbor was supposed to move between New York and Pittsburg, but the Pennsylvanian train on that route has also been cancelled.

When Amtrak suspended the Pennsylvanian, that segment of the trip collapsed, and thus there was no need for the pre/post Pennsylvanian positioning moves between Washington and New York.

I’ve already turned away two charter inquiries for MOUNT VERNON. I don’t see us operating the car until the current public health situation improves.

[SouthernRailway]

There is a Penn Central coach or something in Penn Station, as your train exits to the west/New Jersey, on the north side. Rough condition but you can see the PC logos at both ends. It might be a MOW car.

[liftedjeep]

There is a Penn Central coach or something in Penn Station, as your train exits to the west/New Jersey, on the north side. Rough condition but you can see the PC logos at both ends. It might be a MOW car.

Not the greatest shot, as I took it while on a Keystone Service to NY Penn. But is this the coach you are referring to? This is a former Penn Central coach, now utilized by Amtrak for MoW services:

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=5001202

Ben

[SouthernRailway]

Thanks for the photo. The car that I saw had PC logos at the ends of the car, in the middle (the window band, at the end). It was dark. I couldn't see the middle of the car very well, or much about it.

[liftedjeep]

There is a Penn Central coach or something in Penn Station, as your train exits to the west/New Jersey, on the north side. Rough condition but you can see the PC logos at both ends. It might be a MOW car.

Not the greatest shot, as I took it while on a Keystone Service to NY Penn. But is this the coach you are referring to? This is a former Penn Central coach, now utilized by Amtrak for MoW services:

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=5001202

Ben

The coach in my photo does in fact still retain the "PC Worm Logo" on either ends, albeit very faded. I can't say for certain how many ex Penn Central coaches Amtrak has rolling around, but I have a hunch that what you saw in Penn Station was in fact the same coach pictured.

Ben