Fred G Posted August 24, 2008 Share #1 Posted August 24, 2008 I saw these on track 34 last Friday evening. They are old parlor cars from the Erie Lackawanna RR and are being used as observation cars for Metro North. An observation car is a usually well appointed train car that's used by a railroad's higher ups to ride and observe the railroad. They use an old coach in the middle. Damned if I know what it is :confused: Here's a side view of part of a Phoebe Snow Car. So you can imagine the joy when I saw this work motor couple up to the consist. This looks suspiciously like an R47 NYCTA motor but it'd have to have its 3rd rail shoes moved so it'd work on overrunning MN 3rd rail. Moving the train into place on track...uhhh, 36 IIRC. Here are a couple of interior shots I took in 2004 during a fan trip that MN put on. I did not ride in these cars during the trip but took these photos while we were laid up in Danbury. That's it for Phoebe for now; thanks for looking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
via White Plains Road Posted August 24, 2008 Share #2 Posted August 24, 2008 Real nice....those cars look great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metsfan Posted August 24, 2008 Share #3 Posted August 24, 2008 Awesome shots man! That car in the middle looks like a pullman silverliner lounge car. - Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred G Posted August 24, 2008 Author Share #4 Posted August 24, 2008 Real nice....those cars look great! Thanks, they do look very cool. I would love to ride up the Hudson in one of them Awesome shots man! That car in the middle looks like a pullman silverliner lounge car. - Andy Thanks! Yeah, I did a brief search but came up empty as to the ID of the center car :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken S. Posted August 24, 2008 Share #5 Posted August 24, 2008 The middle coach appears to be an ex-NYC coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metsfan Posted August 24, 2008 Share #6 Posted August 24, 2008 The middle coach appears to be an ex-NYC coach. It does, especially if you look at the ones here: http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/rsList.aspx?id=NYC - Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo M 201 Posted August 25, 2008 Share #7 Posted August 25, 2008 UGHHHH!!!!! I knew I saw something strange and I couldn't put my mind to it at Grand Central friday! Great catch Fred. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighton Local Posted August 25, 2008 Share #8 Posted August 25, 2008 Beautiful Man! I also caught these cars last December on Track 34. Love that loco up front!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P32ACDM 714 Posted August 25, 2008 Share #9 Posted August 25, 2008 They look like something Amtrak would use in their Heritage Fleet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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