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Re: ALCO PA's in Olympia
Author: OPRRMS
Date: 03-20-2014 - 00:12

BN Oly Wrote:
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> A recent clipping I got from the Daily Olympian
> shows a photo of an Alco carbody unit at the port
> of Olympia with a train called the More Power to
> America special. A little research yielded that
> it was a PA ( i thought maybe an FA, 6 axles must
> have been fun on the curves through downtown)
>
> Anyway, that got the curiosity up. Its probably
> the only time there were PA's in Olympia. Does
> anyone know what happened to these units after
> their stint on the special train in 1951?

The units were a PA2/PB2 set numbered 8375A&B built for GE's "More Power to America" display train that toured the country in 1950 and 1951. The train was open to people imvolved in and with the railroad industry, but not to the general public. After the tour, the units were sold to and repainted for New York Central.

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  ALCO PA's in Olympia BN Oly 03-19-2014 - 21:15
  Re: ALCO PA's in Olympia OPRRMS 03-20-2014 - 00:12
  Re: ALCO PA's? How many preserved-where? BOB2 03-20-2014 - 14:43
  Re: ALCO PA's? How many preserved-where? usmc1401 03-20-2014 - 15:00
  Re: ALCO PA's? How many preserved-where? Bill Maltby 03-20-2014 - 15:14
  Re: ALCO PA's? How many preserved-where? KRK 03-20-2014 - 15:42
  Re: ALCO PA's? How many preserved-where? Erik H. 03-20-2014 - 17:48
  Re: ALCO PA's? How many preserved-where? Arlen Sheldrake 03-20-2014 - 19:28
  Re: ALCO PA's? How many preserved-where? Argonaut 03-20-2014 - 20:30
  DOYLE'S Santa Fe Alco PA HUTCH 7.62 03-20-2014 - 19:50
  Re: Doyle's Alco PA Arlen Sheldrake 03-20-2014 - 23:20
  Re: DOYLE'S Santa Fe Alco PA KRK 03-21-2014 - 09:04
  Re: DOYLE'S Santa Fe Alco PA Sweet pea 03-21-2014 - 11:05
  Re: DOYLE'S Santa Fe Alco PA David Dewey 03-22-2014 - 09:08
  @ BOB2 OPRRMS 03-20-2014 - 23:16
  Re: @ BOB2 Tom McCann 03-21-2014 - 08:26
  Re: @ BOB2 BOB2 03-21-2014 - 09:16
  Re: @ BOB2 OPRRMS 03-21-2014 - 11:53
  Re: @ BOB2 OPRRMS 03-21-2014 - 12:00
  Re: @ BOB2 BOB2 03-21-2014 - 13:34
  Re: @ BOB2 OPRRMS 03-21-2014 - 15:31
  Re: ALCO PA's? How many preserved-where? WebDigger 03-21-2014 - 10:02
  DRGW ski train PB? HUTCH 7.62 03-21-2014 - 11:07
  Re: DRGW ski train PB? E 03-21-2014 - 13:10
  Re: DRGW ski train PB? OPRRMS 03-21-2014 - 15:34
  Re: DRGW ski train PB? usmc1401 03-22-2014 - 13:37
  @ usmc1401 OPRRMS 03-26-2014 - 01:38
  Re: ALCO PA's? How many preserved-where? Ivan Love 03-31-2014 - 20:18


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