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

GirlOnTheTrain wrote:Mod note: Heads up of moves that already happened are not helpful for anyone.

It could be very helpful for someone who caught a glimpse of the move but couldn't get the name of the car. Happens to me a lot.

For reasons I know not, two H-Bags are on the head of 3 (22). The Tuscan Red FRA Safety Car was on the head of 6 (20).

Oh well, all, plus two METRA's on a two mile walk.Willing to bet there will be a freight before I get home

Axle count?

Several often sighted "PV's" are noted within this article appearing in Today's Wall Street Journal. Unfortunately, the Journal has been plugging the knotholes in their paywall:

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The restored private railcars that travel today tend to be luxuriously decorated mini-mansions, with multiple bedrooms, private chefs, domed glass ceilings and observation decks. Many are owned by ordinary train enthusiasts, who run charter trips to help defray costs.

Borden Black does the cooking on trips on her 1925 Pullman, named the Dearing, with an observation lounge, dining room and three bedrooms. She charges $6,600 a bedroom for a 10-day round trip from Washington to New Orleans

Jeff Smith wrote:Axle count?

That's the CN's (IC) game to harass Amtrak. 3 (22) has an otherwise normal eight car consit.

The H-bags maybe moving parts from Beech Grove to the LA shop,or were sold to someone in the western US.

Not sure if this has been noted yet but per the Webb Rail fb page:

Come see the former New York Central Observation Car Babbling Brook bring up the markers today - Saturday, March 24, 2018 - 1415 departure - NYP-NOL (Amtrak 19, Crescent, arriving New Orleans, LA on Sunday, March 25, 2018). What’s with the other logo? Stayed tuned for an announcement soon!

Please take our picture along the way and tag Webb Rail LLC - Babbling Brook to share you photo!

I believe the Union Pacific floor mat is for Webb Rail LLC's newest acquisition, full sleeper PACIFIC UNION, of UP ancestry, which will accompany BABBLING BROOK on the trip back home.

That will make three Amtrak certified former UP "PACIFIC" series sleepers based in the NY & NJ area: PACIFIC HOME, PACIFIC ISLAND (now bedroom lounge MOUNT VERNON), and PACIFIC UNION.

A per a source,
Heads up for tomorrow morning, the MARC control cars will operate Albany to Croton Harmon for MNRR to measure for clearance to operate into GCT. Departs Albany, NY at 8:25am. Consist should be two engines bracketing the MARC cars.

The Colonial Crafts will be returning to the Boston in daylight on the NEC April 15th-17th. 162(15) WAS-BOS & 173(17) BOS-WAS.

Also, from their website June 8th to 10th will have 2 PV's: Colonial Crafts” and the Boston and Maine Railroad’s 1954 sleeper “Salisbury Beach. 66(8) NPN-BOS & 65(9) BOS-NPN

10002 will be on the rear of 148 today to SPG. Returning tomorrow on train #141.

Babbling Brook will be on 244 from ALB to NYP on Sunday 4/8, then 19 to New Orleans the following day.

Blue private car with a porch on 69 past my window just now. Don’t have a name, sorry.

Train 43 Pennsylvanian delivered PRR FRANK THOMPSON, formerly LOUIS SOCKALEXIS, to Philadelphia Saturday via an occupied ferry move. After the engine change, P42DC 86 took train 43 west minus the Varnish, which ACS-64 655 delivered to Penn Coach Yard.

Working the KC-STL-ChI run today was Heritage converted Budd coach baggage car 1760.

Clearly DID NOT have a company service label, such as "buffer car".

Anyone know if this is in company service or operational?