Corning, NY |
August 2nd, 2015 |
The Erie Limited NS Train 957 |
Norfolk & Western |
Canon EOS 70D |
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Pullman-Standard 1948 |
Pennsylvania Railroad |
SWGX 105 -
MARC 105 -
MDOT 1414 PC 3240 - PRR 1498 |
Mid-America Railcar Leasing |
Tamron (Canon) 17-50mm VC f2.8 Zoom Lens |
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Built in 1948 for the Pennsylvania Railroad as a 10 Roomette-6 Double Bedroom Sleeper and numbered 1498. The car was later converted to a coach. Under Penn Central ownership, the car was renumbered 3240. Under Maryland Department Of Transportation ownership, the car was numbered 1414. Later operated by MARC and numbered 105. Eventually owned by the Southwest Georgia Railroad Excursion Authority and also numbered 105. The car was sold to the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in 2013. Most recently, it was acquired by Mid-America Railcar Leasing. Today, the car is lettered for Norfolk & Western and named "Ohio State University" and is numbered 1498 which is its original Pennyslvania Railroad number. Historical information about this car provided byJerry Laboda's Passenger Car Photo Index, Railway Preservation News, and Trainorders.com. |
f6.3 @1/320th sec ISO 160 |
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749-2337 |
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Corning, NY |
August 2nd, 2015 |
The Erie Limited NS Train 957 |
Norfolk & Western |
Pullman-Standard 1948 |
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Pennsylvania Railroad |
SWGX 105 -
MARC 105 -
MDOT 1414 PC 3240 - PRR 1498 |
Mid-America Railcar Leasing |
Canon EOS 70D |
Tamron (Canon) 17-50mm VC f2.8 Zoom Lens |
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f2.8 @1/40th sec ISO 100 |
744-2039 |
A spotting feature that this car was once a sleeping car would be the smaller windows it features in addition to the larger ones towards the center of the car. Historical information about this car provided byJerry Laboda's Passenger Car Photo Index, Railway Preservation News, and Trainorders.com. |
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