(NYC 48) Forty Eight to Chicago - 1984

It's 1984 and the Budd built 48 is in excursion service from Indy to Chicago and return. Perhaps not the glory days when it was the tail car for the James Whitcomb Riley and Hoosier State, but it still served customers in the style of NYC. For 7 photos of 48, visit the Railroads of Madison County http://madisonrails.railfan.net/ and take the links on the Big 4 memories page(s) http://madisonrails.railfan.net/big4memories1.html

What ever happened to NYC 48?

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After being sold to "Luxury Rails", it was later sold to another outfit in the East. Don't have the name at hand, but might be able to find out when I return the photos.

I understand that it is still around.

This x-NYC tavern lounge observation car is now MARC 1. MARC acquired it from Les Kasten, former owner of Illinois Transit Assembly and Kasten Railcar Service, in 1996. Last time I looked, MARC managers were storing it (with the suggestion that it was being hidden away from prying eyes as it is not ADA compliant) at the B&O Museum in Baltimore. The last time I know it was used was in the consist of a MARC special excursion train for an APTA convention a few years ago.

Photos of MARC 1:

http://204.156.4.220/memberpages2/images/Marcparlor.jpg

http://204.156.4.220/memberpages2/images/Marcparend.jpg

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