Re: AT&SF Heavyweight Cars Orange CA Moving
Author: Ernest H. Robl
Date: 07-16-2013 - 20:08
Norfolk Southern car 32, "Research," is a heavyweight office car built
in 1930. It operated on the back of the Amtrak Carolinian from
Charlotte to Washington, D.C., within the past year. NS 32 is ex-NYC 1.
(So, no 50-year limit here.) For what it's worth, the car rides better
than most modern Amtrak equipment. (I've been on it when it was on the
back of Operation Lifesaver specials, but not on the run it made on
Amtrak.)
NS has several heavyweight passenger cars, which are, of course,
maintained in top condition, as they also sometimes carry VIPs.
-- Ernest