Penn Central Photo Archive

Freight Cars




  Car
Location and Information
Date
Photo Credit
   An interesting photo -
it shows freight cars in different
paint schemes for the Board
to approve before
the merger
 1967?  
CR
367135
  This was on a siding in Fulton, NY Although it's marked for Conrail, the majority of it is PC.  1990  Michael Fullerton
 266151 Herkimer NY 1977   Michael Fullerton
 125354 Herkimer NY 1977   Michael Fullerton
   105117 Herkimer NY 1977   Michael Fullerton
 148784

 Columbus Ohio
this ex NYC car was
repainted PC
in Jan 1976

 March 1976  Jim Hebner
160211 Buffalo NY  1974 Sean Lamb   
167881  Buffalo NY  1974  Sean Lamb 
296470 Framingham MA  Feb 13, 1999    Dick Leonhardt
 295637  X 67    from the
collection of
Albert Phleep
P&E
4663
  Oct 1984  
32307 Sand Service  1974 Sean Lamb
 32132  Springfield OH    Jim Hebner
32363  Mingo Jct OH  1998 Jim Hebner 
         
         
Hoppers
 440469  click here for a VERY large image    from the
collection of
Jim Hebner
 477059  click here for a VERY large image    from the
collection of
Jim Hebner
480100  Springfield OH  mid1980s  Jim Hebner 
 482183  Springfield OH  mid1980s  Jim Hebner 
 482881  Springfield OH  mid1980s  Jim Hebner 
 483053  Springfield OH  mid1980s  Jim Hebner 
 483260  Springfield OH  mid1980s  Jim Hebner 
 483262  Springfield OH  mid1980s  Jim Hebner 
         
Covered Hoppers
80019

  Buffalo NY
yellow covered hoppers were filled with cement and used to test hump scales for accuracy

 1974 Sean Lamb
 890587  click here for a very large image     from the
collection of
Jim Hebner
PCB
889595
 click here for a very large image     from the
collection of
Jim Hebner
 501758  ore jenny    
70790  Beltway MD  Feb 1978 Dick Leonhardt 
   New York NY
155th ST
 Oct 10, 1973  Joseph Testagrose
NYC
885873
 Columbus Ohio
most of the Flexi-Flos I remember always had their NYC paint.
 March 1976  Jim Hebner
NYC
9140
Lancaster PA
RUTHERFORD PA
For Scrapping
Early 1980s
Grant Lowry
172707
RUTHERFORD PA
For Scrapping
Early 1980s
Grant Lowry
220231
Columbia PA
1970s
Grant Lowry
229127
Columbia PA
Late 1970s
229132
Columbia PA
1970s
Grant Lowry
237309
Columbia PA
1970s
Grant Lowry
262743
Columbia PA
1970s
Grant Lowry
265186
Columbia PA
1970s
Grant Lowry
265443
MAGNOLIA MD (NEC)
1975
Grant Lowry
266714
Columbia PA
1970s
Grant Lowry
268610?
Washinton Boro PA
1970s
Grant Lowry
  277058 Despatch Shops- East Rochester NY    
         
281186
Columbia PA X76
Grant Lowry
281225
Columbia PA
1970s
Grant Lowry
278013
Columbia PA
1970s
Grant Lowry
278120
Columbia PA
Late 1970s
Grant Lowry
         
  362705 Enola PA
RETURNING TO FGE.
Early 1980s  
361465
Columbia PA
Late 1970s
Grant Lowry
 
367714
Columbia PA
1970s
Grant Lowry
         
481075
RUTHERFORD PA
1980s
482171
Washinton Boro PA 1970s
 
495042
MT. UNION, PA.
1976/77
 
557022
Altoona PA
1970s
Grant Lowry
 
577150
Washinton Boro PA 1970s
 
577319
Washinton Boro PA 1970s
 
579065
Columbia PA
1970s
Grant Lowry
 
 
612670
Washinton Boro PA 1970s
 
  752024
Columbia PA
1970s
Grant Lowry
  752308
Columbia PA
1970s
 
         
 
766056
Columbia PA
Late 1970s
Grant Lowry
         
 
883582
RUTHERFORD PA
FOR SCRAPPING
Early 1980s
Grant Lowry
886785
Columbia PA
1970s
Grant Lowry
877242
Hershey PA
1974/75
Grant Lowry
888342
Columbia PA
1970s
Grant Lowry
         
  888698 Columbia PA
PC-patched Magor 4750 CuFt. aluminum covered hopper
Early 1970'S  
         
  897952 Columbia PA. Early 1970'S  
         
         
         
910671
Columbia PA
1970s
Grant Lowry
Grant Lowry
Grant Lowry
Grant Lowry
Grant Lowry
Grant Lowry
515744
HOLLIDAYSBURG PA
SCRAP LINE
Late 1970s
Grant Lowry
MOW - Non Revenue
52321
COLUMBIA PA
1970s
Grant Lowry
51680
Cove PA late
Late 1970s
Grant Lowry
   
 
  x23500 Columbia PA
Instruction car
1970s Grant Lowry
 50080  Beltway MD  Feb 1978 Dick Leonhardt 
 CB4138   Buro crane    George Alberti


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Most of the photos on this site are from original photos/slides or submissions. Some photos are from the web - I have tried to get permission to use on all of them, but a few may have slipped through. Please, let me know if that has happened.

This archive was first accessed August 1996