No. 22 is one of the former B&O cars they had in service on TVRM until very recently. The other car (with a little purple paint) is a former Boston & Maine car that mostly will be for parts--although we may someday put it back into service or sell it off. It is not necessarily a keeper.
We hope to have the two B&O cars ready to use as coaches within a month or so of their arrival, and to have at least one of them back together as a self-propelled passenger car by Fall, when it would come in very handy for all sorts of service.
Each car has 88 equivalent walkover seats, all with good views. There are two restrooms per car and vestibules on both ends.
We look forward to these cars being part of our 50 Year Fleet, and to being versatile, useful, durable workhorse coaches. I am certain there will be a learning curve, and we will have all sorts of issues to deal with (they are complex cars with lots of moving parts). But they are unique and interesting mid-1950s cars. I think they will be an excellent addition to the railroad.
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