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LOCOMOTIVES A-B-B-A set of F units sold off 11/2019 to RBMN and ACWR OFFICE CARS NS 1 Virginia Diner/Obs SOU 1 Blt 1928 800770 Built for SOU as President's Car NS 2 Carolina Sleeper SOU 1A Blt 1928 800744 Rebuilt in 2013 as four bedroom sleeper NS 3 Claytor Lake Office Wabash Blt 1924 800771 NS 4 Michgan Sleeper CR 4 Blt 1927 800356 Rebuilt in 2012 as four bedroom executive sleeper w/ private bathrooms and crew room w/ bunk NS 5 Maryland Sleeper/Obs CR 1 Blt 1920 800221 Rebuilt 11/2016 as three bedroom observation car NS 7 Pennsylvania Office/Sleeper NW/CR 5 Blt 1911 800463 Oldest NS office car NS 9 Alabama Sleeper SOU 15 Blt 1918 800769 Rebuilt 2015 as 6 bedroom sleeper with private bathrooms (previously 8 bedroom w/ shared baths) NS 11 Illinois Sleeper SOU 16 Blt 1917 800782 NS 12 Indiana Sleeper NW 450 Blt 1949 800772 Rebuilt 1989; originally a dining car NS 13 Georgia Sleeper/Gym SOU 18 Blt 1925 800784 Refurbished 2007 as four bedroom sleeper with a gym NS 14 Missouri Sleeper UP/AOE 800740 Blt 1960 800740 Acquired 2/2014; rebuilt 4/2015; formerly "Denver" NS (15) (Sleeper) UP/AOE 800741 Blt 1960 n/a Stored in Altoona, in need of at least paint; formerly "Savanah" NS 16 Diner CBQ 480 Blt 1949 n/a Acquired 2014; rebuilt from a sleeper 4/2018 for MW TS-2 gang use NS 18 New Orleans Diner/Lounge NW 493 Blt 1949 800783 Overhauled 2015 with six round tables seating 36; previously the "General William Mahone" NS 19 Kentucky Diner/Lounge NW 494 Blt 1949 800773 Seating for 32 NS 20 Ohio Office SOU 7 Blt 1920 800774 NS 21 West Virginia Lounge SOU 15 Blt 1926-29 800775 Reconfigured to lounge in 2006-07 NS 23 Buena Vista Theater car SOU 19 Blt 1918 800776 Originally a sleeper NS 24 Delaware Dome car CR 55 Blt 1954 800777 15' 9" high; built for Santa Fe and used on San Francisco Chief; renovated in 2004 NS 25 Coach CO 1613 ex-TVRM 1613; arrived Altoona 7/2014 and stored in need of work NS 26 New York Coach CR 27 Blt 1947 800778 Renovated in 2012 with three TV screens NS 27 Exhibit Car Exhibit Car SOU 24 Blt 1926 800799 Formerly sleeper "Lake Childs" NS 28 Powhatan Arrow Coach NW 501 Blt 1949 800780 Operation Lifesaver car; renovated in 2012 with five TV screens NS 29 Powhatan Arrow Coach NW 533 Blt 1949 800781 Operation Lifesaver car; renovated in 2012 with five TV screens RESEARCH EQUIPMENT NS 32 Dynamometer Car NYC 1 Blt 1930 800785 NS 33 Research Car UP 5441 Blt 1950 NS 34 Research Unit NW 9951 n/a Converted from a slug rebuilt from NW 1530 SD35 NS 36 Research Car CR 21 Blt 1924 800411 Originally ATSF Pullman business car; sold to Conrail in 1983 NS 37 Research Support CR 24 Blt 1952 n/a Originally a military hospital car; out of use since around 2010; stored at Altoona NS 38 The Brick Research Unit NS 1620 n/a Converted from an SD40 NS 99 Belford Research Car DLW/CNJ 99 Blt 1926 Acquired late 2016 (as NS 35); rebuilt by Willetts Railcar Services 7/2022; entered service 2/2023 to supposedly replace NS 33 OTHER RELATED EQUIPMENT NS 39 HEP car JSCX 1003 Converted from a baggage car in 1992 NS 40 HEP boxcar CR 50 White roof and gold lettering; nee Erie Lackawanna NS 41 Material boxcar NW 515346 Black roof and white lettering; not equipped with HEP NS 42 Tennessee Coach/HEP CDOT 1682 Blt 1950 Originally C&O; acquired 2010, rebuilt 2/2013, other five exCDOT cars auctioned 8/2017 NS 48 Research Caboose NS 50 NS 49 Research Caboose Gray NS 60019 Elephant Car UP/RBBX 60019 Acquired 7/2017 for its outside swing arm trucks; stored at Altoona NS 63009 Elephant Car UP/RBBX 63009 Acquired 7/2017 for its outside swing arm trucks; stored at Altoona NW 521414 Spirit of Tim Drake Diner Blt 1922 MW R3B use; rebuilt 2010 NS 960400 Diner AOE Acquired late 2015; rebuilt from a sleeper around 2/2017 for MW use NS 960401 Diner AOE Acquired late 2015; rebuilt from a sleeper in late 2016 for MW use NS 960408 Diner SOU 1727 Blt 1950 MW use; overhauled 2014; built as a Baggage/RPO SOU 960422 Dunn Wagon Bunk Car SOU 1034 MW use; stored gutted at Altoona NS 960424 Diner SOU 1728 Blt 1950 MW use; overhauled 2014; built as a Baggage/RPO Notes: - 4270/4271 equipped with ECP winter/spring 2012 - 4275/4276 upgraded to Dash2 3/2013 - 4271 upgraded to Dash2 5/2014 - 4275 repowered with a turbo 16-645 11/2014 - 4276 repowered with a turbo 12-645 2/2015 - 4270 upgraded to Dash2 4/2015 - 4275/4276 repowered back to non-turbo 16-645 engines 3/2018 - At least these cars were equipped with ECP after the F units had ECP installed: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 26, 27, 39, 800321 - But ECP will not work with PTC.
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