PRR's keystone cars

[Anonymous]

Do anyone have any pictures of the PRR Keystone cars, or know where I can find some. Please email me at [e-mail]

[Anonymous]

Your questions is a little vage. Could you give a little more information as to what type of car your are calling a Keystone car?

[CSSHEGEWISCH]

The Keystone cars were a ultra-lightweight tubular design built by Budd in the mid-1950's at about the same time that Talgo, Train X, the Aerotrain, etc. were introduced.
They had no centersill and a very low floor. Seven coaches and a power car-galley were built and they were able to couple with conventional equipment.

The cars lasted into the Amtrak era and were eventually sold to Southeastern Michigan Transportation Authority for Detroit suburban service, in which service they were never used.

[Anonymous]

Two of them are on a dinner train in Michigan.

http://www.michiganstarclipper.com/

[passengerfan]

The Keystone cars were delivered in June 1956 to the PRR There were seven coaches 9601-9607 and the Power-Kitchen carsAll were 11'11" high and were able to be coupled to conventional streamlined cars. The coaches were 85' in length and featured a drog center section between the trucks. They were the HEP equipped and operated from the power car-Kitchen that supplied the electrical power. The Powercar -Kitchen car was 53' overall and featured a complete kitchen at one end and two diesel generators in the other end. The seating capacity of the coaches was 68 with a 14 seat smoking lounge located over one truck. The cars were generally all operated together with the power car at the end. The cars generally ran in Washington -New York service and operated at other than meal times. Rarely was the kitchen feature used. For a brief period cars 9601 and 9602 wer fitted with 16 seat dinettes in place of smoking lounge for meal service. On most days conventional streamlined cars were operated behind a GG-1 for steam heat and the Keystone car brought up the rear with the power-kichen car carrying the markers or else separating the conventional streamlined cars from the Keystone cars. Bar service was provided from a small cabinet in each smoking lounge area. Like the Santa Fe Hi-Levels of the same period from Budd they Keystone equipment was considered very successful even though no follow on orders were ever placed.

[Eddystone]

Silver, here is a link to a site selling a book: The Passenger Car Library Vol. 4. It has pictures both interior and exterior of the Keystone cars and diagrams. You might be able to find this reference book cheaper somewhere else.
http://www.historicrail.com/historicrail/product_info.po?ID=1607