PAR Business Train (ST 100, 101, 102 & 103; PAR 1 & 2)

[bmcdr]

Here's a photo of car 902 taken at Billerica Shops Sept.14,1987. You can see by the aluminum sash windows and stove chimmneys that this was intended for use as a bunk car for MOW crews.

[KSmitty]

Nice pic, thanks BMcdr. Interesting, they spent money to repaint a work train car. They still have quite a few MofW hoppers and other equipment that is in pre guilford paint.

[mick]

Nice pic, thanks BMcdr. Interesting, they spent money to repaint a work train car. They still have quite a few MofW hoppers and other equipment that is in pre guilford paint.

They spent money to repaint the whole wreck train around 1992 or so, including a caboose. They still have quite a few MOW hoppers in pre-pre guilford paint, like MKT and Great Northern.

[guilfordrailfan]

They spent money to repaint the whole wreck train around 1992 or so, including a caboose. They still have quite a few MOW hoppers in pre-pre guilford paint, like MKT and Great Northern.

So, I wonder if they're going to spend any money this year to paint their business train, or any other locomotives for that matter? I'm not holding my breath.

[diburning]

well, by "this year" some stuff has already been painted.

They are repainting the 2 passenger cars tey have left for Pan Am, and are leasing them to New Brunswick Southern for their excursion train.

GP40 #370 was repainted in the pan Am scheme this year.

MBTA F40PH #1006 was painted by Guilford before returning to the MBTA.

[guilfordrailfan]

well, by "this year" some stuff has already been painted.

They are repainting the 2 passenger cars tey have left for Pan Am, and are leasing them to New Brunswick Southern for their excursion train.

GP40 #370 was repainted in the pan Am scheme this year.

MBTA F40PH #1006 was painted by Guilford before returning to the MBTA.

Are the passenger cars being painted Pan Am, or NBSR? Any idea why they're being leased to NBSR?

[MEC407]

And more importantly, do we have a reliable source for this information?

[KSmitty]

...They still have quite a few MOW hoppers in pre-pre guilford paint, like MKT and Great Northern.

What do you mean by this, are the MOW hoppers ex-MKt and GN or does BNSF and UP still have MOW hoppers in MKT GN paint?

[mec 381]

The Pan Am Passenger cars are supposed to be painted into the Pan Am paint squeme before being leased to New Brunswick Southern.

[mick]

...They still have quite a few MOW hoppers in pre-pre guilford paint, like MKT and Great Northern.

What do you mean by this, are the MOW hoppers ex-MKt and GN or does BNSF and UP still have MOW hoppers in MKT GN paint?

Maine Central had some ex-MKT ballast cars, some are still in MKT red paint with the letters MKT painted out, but if you look at them close you can see the letters. B&M had some ex-GN hoppers, on some the old Great Northern logo is showing through. You can see them on the "Fallen Flags" website.

[KSmitty]

Thanks Mick.

With the business train cars getting a repaint, I wonder if the locomotives (516 and 517) will get repainted, or if the train will be pulled by two Pan Am painted locos. As Guilford gray locos and a PAR blue business train would look weird.

[CN9634]

ST 100 and ST 101 business train were painted Pan Am Dark Blue and were released this week. The two cars were spotted today at NMJ and I just received word they are en route to Mattawamkeag for use on an NBSR excursions August 3rd.

[MEC407]

First glimpse photos:

http://photos.nerail.org/showpic/?photo ... 399401.jpg

http://photos.nerail.org/showpic/?photo ... 519410.jpg

http://photos.nerail.org/showpic/?photo ... 079453.jpg

http://photos.nerail.org/showpic/?photo ... 029558.jpg

[shadyjay]

I have to admit that is one sharp-looking consist!

[atsf sp]

They look sharp but I still like the Big G.