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Viewing Album: Conrail Business Cars
By:
Gary Everhart
Dates:
2/1/1982 - 5/1/1983
Album Info:
Besides documenting the Conrail transition of power in the 1980's, Conrail conductor Ken Taylor also caught several of the CR business cars.
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Title:
CR Business Car #3
Description:
Riding behind CR caboose #21054, this former NYC #9 heavyweight business car now sports the Conrail blue paint scheme. Conrail conductor Ken Taylor caught the sight on a cold February morning in the Conway, PA, yard.
Photo Date:
2/1/1982
Upload Date:
5/5/2020 12:41:45 PM
Location:
Conway, PA
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
RollingStock,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
306
Comments:
0
Title:
CR Business Car #10
Description:
Rolling through the hills of Pennsylvania near Pitcairn is this Conrail business train. The end car is CR #10 which has a lengthy history. Going backward, this car was ex-PC 30, exx-NYC, exxx-Victoria Park, exxxx-Kalamazoo Park, exxxxx-PULL Hudson River, nee-Queen Elizabeth. This is a modified HW "daytime" business car rebuilt from a parlor observation. Conrail conductor Ken Taylor was at the right spot to capture this foggy photo.
Photo Date:
5/21/1982
Upload Date:
5/5/2020 12:41:18 PM
Location:
Pitcairn, PA
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
RollingStock,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
336
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0
Title:
CR Business Car #20
Description:
This is more a Conrail mainenance of way car than business car as it serves as the "Technical Services Laboratory" (note title at left end). The backward history of this car is as follows - ex-NYC 648, exx-10648 Chicopee Falls, nee-10597. The PS LW Research and Test car was rebuilt from a 6 DBR/lounge floorplan. Conrail conductor Ken Taylor took this nice color slide of the car as it sits in the Pitcairn yard.
Photo Date:
7/1/1982
Upload Date:
5/5/2020 12:41:39 PM
Location:
Pitcairn, PA
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
RollingStock,Passenger
Locomotives:
CR 8129(GP38-2)
Views:
453
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0
Title:
CR Business Car #3
Description:
This ex-PC 5, nee-NYC 9 modified heavyweight business car served Conrail as one of their business cars. It appears to be attached to the rear of a freight train. Ken Taylor, a Conrail conductor, caught this passing car in the Conway yard.
Photo Date:
7/1/1982
Upload Date:
5/5/2020 12:41:42 PM
Location:
Conway, PA
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
RollingStock,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
243
Comments:
0
Title:
CR Business Car #2
Description:
It appears that board members or interested observers are being picked up by Conrail business car #2, originally NYC #5, a modified heavyweight observation car. Conrail conductor Ken Taylor caught the moment.
Photo Date:
10/1/1982
Upload Date:
5/5/2020 12:41:33 PM
Location:
Crestline, OH
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
RollingStock,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
271
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0
Title:
CR Business Car #2
Description:
Here is another view of Conrail board members or invited visitors boarding the Conrail business car #2 in Crestline, OH. This is former NYC business car #5, a heavyweight open observation platform car. Conrail conductor Ken Taylor caught the action.
Photo Date:
10/1/1982
Upload Date:
5/5/2020 12:41:36 PM
Location:
Crestline, OH
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
RollingStock,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
201
Comments:
0
Title:
CR Business Car #1 (2nd)
Description:
Conrail conductor Ken Taylor caught this CR business car in April of 1983. The car is the 2nd CR #1 and was a former Southern observation car if the online sources are correct.
Photo Date:
4/1/1983
Upload Date:
5/5/2020 12:41:15 PM
Location:
Unknown, PA
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
RollingStock,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
210
Comments:
0
Title:
CR Business Car #2
Description:
Ex-PC 6, exx-PC 5, nee-NYC 5 became Conrail business car #2. It is a modified heavy weight business car with an open observation deck.Conrail conductor Ken Taylor caught the car passing by.
Photo Date:
4/1/1983
Upload Date:
5/5/2020 12:41:30 PM
Location:
Unknown, PA
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
RollingStock,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
225
Comments:
0
Title:
CR Business Car #10
Description:
Here is another view of the Conrail business car #10. Lengthy history - ex-PC 30, exx-NYC, exxx-Victoria Park, exxxx-Kalamazoo Park, exxxxx-PULL Hudson River, nee-Queen Elizabeth. Conrail conductor Ken Taylor caught this one passing by while on a siding.
Photo Date:
5/1/1983
Upload Date:
5/5/2020 12:41:21 PM
Location:
Unknown, PA
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
RollingStock,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
311
Comments:
0
Title:
CR Business Car #11
Description:
This former Erie sleeper became Conrail business car #11. Conrail conductor Ken Taylor snapped this slide as it passed by his siding somewhere in Pennsylvania
Photo Date:
5/1/1983
Upload Date:
5/5/2020 12:41:24 PM
Location:
Unknown, PA
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
RollingStock,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
264
Comments:
0
Title:
CR Business Car #12
Description:
This former PRR parlor car served as the Conrail board room car while it roamed the rails. Conrail conductor Ken Taylor caught this car as it passed by him while he waited on a siding.
Photo Date:
5/1/1983
Upload Date:
5/5/2020 12:41:27 PM
Location:
Unknown, PA
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
RollingStock,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
275
Comments:
0
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