by GSC
Mostly in museums, there are some old locomotives and rolling stock still in regular service. What have you heard of?
CNJ's first 8-wheel caboose 91155 is still in service at the NJ Museum of Transportation / Pine Creek RR at Allaire NJ www.njmt.org
It was built in 1874 as Southern RR of NJ boxcar 31943, and rebuilt into CRR of NJ's first 8-wheel caboose in 1902, class NE. It was rebuilt in 1921 with a steel underframe, becoming class NEa. Acquired from CNJ in 1972, when arch-bar trucks and K-series brakes were outlawed (all CNJ wooden cabooses were taken out of service in 1972), three-foot gauge trucks were placed underneath and minor repairs were made, and the car entered passenger service. Except for occasional maintenance, the car has been in regular service at Pine Creek since 1972.
Why CNJ started the 8-wheel wooden caboose numbering at 91155 is a mystery.
CNJ's first 8-wheel caboose 91155 is still in service at the NJ Museum of Transportation / Pine Creek RR at Allaire NJ www.njmt.org
It was built in 1874 as Southern RR of NJ boxcar 31943, and rebuilt into CRR of NJ's first 8-wheel caboose in 1902, class NE. It was rebuilt in 1921 with a steel underframe, becoming class NEa. Acquired from CNJ in 1972, when arch-bar trucks and K-series brakes were outlawed (all CNJ wooden cabooses were taken out of service in 1972), three-foot gauge trucks were placed underneath and minor repairs were made, and the car entered passenger service. Except for occasional maintenance, the car has been in regular service at Pine Creek since 1972.
Why CNJ started the 8-wheel wooden caboose numbering at 91155 is a mystery.
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