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CSAO-001 Photo Page
Conrail Shared Assets has built several "switching platforms", to be used in place of a caboose. CSAO-1 is used by Conrail Shared Assets trains that run on the Amtrak Northeast Corridor in the Philadelphia Pennsylvania area.
Click here for a first look at, Conrail Shared Assets switching platform CSAO-1. It is on the rear of train WPFJ-10 that runs on the Amtrak NEC out of Frankford Junction, Phila. Penna. 3/6/01.
Click here for an overhead look at Conrail Shared Assets switching platform CSAO-001. This "switching platform" was designed to replace the Transfer Caboose. It provides a safe place to stand and ride during switching moves. Frankford Junction, Philadelphia Pennsylvania. 4/30/01.
Click here for a top-side view of Conrail Shared Assets switching platform CSAO-001. This view shows the abundance of handrails, narrow center walkway, and the raised brake valve at each end. Frankford Junction, Phila. Penna. 4/30/01.
Click here to see a wide side view of Conrail Shared Assets switching platform CSAO-001. From the side the reporting marks "CSAO 001" are visible, along with the red "NO STEP" at the end of each slanted side. Frankford Junction, Phila. Penna. 4/30/01.
Click here to see a view of the opposite end of Conrail Shared Assets switching platform CSAO-001. This is a "bare bones" replacement for the Transfer Caboose, offering a safe place to ride, but no protection from the elements and no marker lights. Frankford Junction, Phila. Pa. 4/30/01.
Click here to see "Switching Platform" (shoving platform) CSAO-001 with the Conductor of WPFJ-10. The crew is making up their train in the yard at Frankford Junction, Philadelphia Penna. The CSAO 001 was built on a the frame of a former Conrail Caboose. 4/30/01.
Click here for a good look at the "B" end of Conrail Shared Assets switching platform CSAO-001. This shows the narrow center walkway, the raised brake valve, handrails, and various other details. CSAO 001 has no markers or lights of any kind. 6/26/01. Frankford Junction, Phila. Penna.
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