.
ex-B&O Combine - now called City of Athens
.
This car is half Baggage & half Passenger and was used on smaller
branchlines ( hence the 6 axles ) where a complete passenger coach
was not necessary. The HVSRy is very fortunate to have such a car,
as they are very rare today.
.
three ex-Rock Island commuter coaches
.
Arriving at the HVSRy in the mid-1980's this coach and
its two sister coaches are the mainstay
of operations today.
.
ex-C&O gondola car, now an Open Air car
.
Popular with the public this car provides greater freedom of movement for
video taping and photography. Click
here for what it originally looked like.
.
Power
Car #100
.
Not ridden by the public this special car is still considered part
of the passenger car fleet. Originally a Conrail transfer caboose,
this car now houses an electric generator used for powering the coaches'
heaters.
.
#463 & sister #461 are ex-Erie 1920's
commuter coaches
.
These two coaches were the original two coaches used by the HVSRy until
the 3 Rock Island coaches arrived. After more than 30 years of
exposure to weather, these coaches are awaiting possible restoration.
Here is another view of coach #461
and an interior view . Restoration
demolition has already began on
#463.
.
ex-B&O Camp Cars
.
in the mid-1990's the HVSRy received two ex-passenger cars rebuilt
for use by Track Crews
.
.
here is an interior view of the
sister kitchen car
.
ex-B&O
#3501 heavy weight coach
.
likely to be the next coach restored for regular service ( photo of
opposite
side )
.
two
ex-C&O lightweight coaches
.
both coaches arrived on the HVSRy about 1976
in C&O tri-colored paint
.
.
both originally had stainless steal fluted sides
but the C&O removed it from the sister coach
.
ex-
Dormitory Car called Oaklane
.
ex-Grand
Trunk RPO #9684
.
One time these Railway Post Offices were a common fixture on the headend
of passenger trains. The US mail was pickup from the towns along
the railway by an ingenious system of a mail sack being hung on a
pole near the Station. As the fast moving passenger train spead past
a metal arm was swung out from the RPO and the mail sack was scooped aboard,
without stopping the train. The arriving other mail was simply tossed
from the moving train by a postman. Once aboard, the mail was
then sorted and bagged while in transit.
.
ex-Pennsylvania RR electric self propelled car
.
Due to frame deterioration this piece of
history may be scrapped soon. ( interior view
)
