COLLECTION NAME:
NNRy Equipment and Building Roster
Record
Title:
#20
Category:
Passenger Cars
Service:
Passenger
Description:
Purchased 2nd hand in May 1907 from Harlan & Hollingsworth, Wilmington, Delaware.
Disposition:
In Service
Disposition Description:
In service at the NNRy Museum.
Passenger Car Category:
Baggage/RPO
Builder-Pass:
American Car & Foundry
Build Date-Pass:
1905-06
Rebuild Date-Pass:
1912
Length:
60' 10"
Construction:
Wood body, composite frame, 4-wheel trucks.
Passenger Car Service Notes:
Rebuilt with dummy vestibules in 1912. Postal compartment is isolated from the rest of the car and retains original fixtures and furnishings. Railings were installed in the baggage doorways in the 1950s to allow them to remain open during excursion service.
#20
