Levins' Equipment in Philly

Rainier Rails · **Posted:** Sat Mar 05, 2016 6:17 pm

TrainWatcher wrote:

An Amtrak coach...2 PRR B60b baggage cars.

Anyone know the ID's of the coach and baggage cars? Thanks in advance!

Les Beckman · **Joined:** Tue Aug 02, 2005 1:25 pm **Posts:** 6482

philip.marshall wrote:

That's West Virginia Northern 2-8-0 No. 8 under the blue tarp behind the E-unit, to point out just one example.

-Philip Marshall

Philip -

Weren't there TWO West Virginia Northern (ex-Preston) 2-8-0's saved?

Les

Charlie · **Posted:** Sun Mar 06, 2016 1:56 am

The #9 is there as well.

http://wvrailmuseum.com/locomotives/

philip.marshall · **Posted:** Sun Mar 06, 2016 5:19 am

Hi Les,

As Charlie noted, WV Northern No. 9 is in Belington as well, but she's still in pieces.

-Philip Marshall

wm303 · **Posted:** Sun Mar 06, 2016 9:39 am

which "saved" the other of the two E-units

Surely you jest.

Alexander D. Mitchell IV · **Posted:** Sun Mar 06, 2016 10:07 am

wm303 wrote:

Surely you jest.

I was led to believe at the time my associate and I were replacing the brake lines that had not the West Virginian(s) stepped in to claim and invest the time and money into its transport to West Virginia, that said loco would have been scrapped, as were many other pieces on that stretch of track about that time.

Whether the WVRM eventually makes it a jewel or has only delayed scrapping is up to them, or others.

Topfuel · **Joined:** Sun Aug 29, 2004 4:49 pm **Posts:** 529

"Anyone know the ID's of the coach and baggage cars? Thanks in advance!"

The coach is not a coach. It is the former Amtrak 3329, former PRR "John Adams", Budd 1949. Built with "flating", not fluting.

Rainier Rails · **Posted:** Tue Mar 08, 2016 9:52 am

Topfuel wrote:

The coach is not a coach. It is the former Amtrak 3329, former PRR "John Adams", Budd 1949. Built with "flating", not fluting.

Thanks, Topfuel, for the info!

Trainlawyer · **Posted:** Tue Mar 08, 2016 1:50 pm

Will somebody who has ridden by in daylight (I seem to be on 67 going down and either 188 or 66 returning and I would happily pay for the sleeper if it still ran) please refresh my memory - Isn't there an MB70 sitting out there?

GME