by John 61
I was up in Cape Cod last month on vaction. It seems that the Cape Cod Railroad finally got the six 2700 series cars up and running. From what I noticed only three have been re-done but all are painted. The last two times I had gone to the Cape (2002 & 2003) the old cars looked in very bad shape in the Hyannis Yard.
The Cape Cod Railroad changed the interior of the cars slightly. Every other seat was removed and they were arranged to face each other. The windows were replaced with ones that open only about five or six inches. A snack counter was intalled on one end plus a soda fridge for soda and water.
The three cars that seem OOS still have the old windows, and I noticed the MTA "Watch The Gap " stickers still on some of the doors.
Photos are The "Barnstable" coach, The re-arranged interior, A car still to be worked on, and the "Rebuilt" plaque still on the door.
It was a good trip! I put a link at the very bottom of their roster.
http://www.capetrain.com/roster/index.html
The Cape Cod Railroad changed the interior of the cars slightly. Every other seat was removed and they were arranged to face each other. The windows were replaced with ones that open only about five or six inches. A snack counter was intalled on one end plus a soda fridge for soda and water.
The three cars that seem OOS still have the old windows, and I noticed the MTA "Watch The Gap " stickers still on some of the doors.
Photos are The "Barnstable" coach, The re-arranged interior, A car still to be worked on, and the "Rebuilt" plaque still on the door.
It was a good trip! I put a link at the very bottom of their roster.
http://www.capetrain.com/roster/index.html