This Sunday June 10, the last 4 unrebuilt PATCO cars will make their absolute final run before being sent to Alstom. So wear your bellbottoms, polyester leisure suits, and platform shoes as we say goodbye to the saffron yellow and avacado green decor of the unrebuilt cars. So get down and get funky.
BC and Everyone:
This is the end of a long term era on PATCO with the last four unrebuilt cars making their last runs
before they are being sent off for rebuilding which will conclude the rehabilitation program.
If anyone has the four car numbers please post them - and it they are original 1969 Budd cars or
1980 Canadian Vickers cars. If these cars are going to operate as a 4 car train or two 2 car trains
on a defined schedule post this information if it is known...
These four cars are going to be the last with the drab colors that the original car interiors had.
One of the best features of the rebuilt cars is the new seating and interior blue color scheme.
This is going to be the conclusion of one of the best railfan windows that are known - they once
were readily accessible on the front and rear of PATCO trains and made the ride just that much
more interesting - especially going over the Ben Franklin Bridge...
MACTRAXX