Inspection Train Status

DutchRailnut wrote:Nice pictures Brian.

Thanks Dutch! Couldn't have done it without you! I really appreciate these great tips.

Why did they run an inspection train ???

Is there somethig going on or soon to happen on the line ???

Or was it just the suits out for a ride ?

Just regular items , just showing the brass the projects that are needed or progress in projects completed. nothing spectacular comming up.

Excellent photos and thanks!

excellent shots of some nice looking equipment.

Thanks Fred and Stephen.

The 201 and 203 look great! Excellent photos.

Anyone got a clue what this geep was hauling, going East through Mamaroneck at around 11.20 today? Never seen cars like these before:





Apologies for the lousy photography; only had a tiny pocket cam with me!

Thanks

Mike

That's the "inspection train" used by the executives to tour the property and entertain guests. MN 1, MN 2, MN 3. MN 1 and 2 are ex-DL&W tavern-lounge cars from the Phoebe Snow. MN 3 is an old NYC stainless coach or lounge. Occasionally MN 1 and 2 are used in excursion service.

Here's what the inside looked like before rebuilding...

http://www.trainweb.org/SVRHS/images/PH ... RN_CAR.jpg

They also served on the LIRR in palour car service after 1970.

http://www.thejoekorner.com/photos/lirr/lioyst.gif

A drawing of one of the Phoebe snow obs in service:

http://www.railwayshop.com/daylight/10009.jpg

Nice catch today!!

-otto-

They still look like that inside, even after rebuilding. Happily, the interior is almost as-built by Budd in 1949. :-)

By the way...look for them to be in Hoboken later this week...they'll be doing the annual tour of the Pascack Valley and Port Jervis lines on Friday.

Jim

are these always pulled by the geeps when in inspection/touring service?

Sometimes they are pulled by geeps, sometimes by Genesis.

Otto Vondrak wrote:Sometimes they are pulled by geeps, sometimes by Genesis.

Don't they need the head end power?



Separate:

Who will pick them up at Shell to get over to Hoboken?

Tooth fairy.

saw them from 95 leaving new rochelle.
does any of the protect power have HEP?