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Posted by PBenham on Tuesday, July 18, 2006 4:26 PM
 TomDiehl wrote:

A train from New York City to Washington DC would most likely be through the Northeast Corridor. In 1964, that would be the Pennsylvania Railroad. Unless it was a special train, it would probably be some of the Great Steel Fleet cars (smooth side steel, rounded roof). Sort of along these lines:

http://prr.railfan.net/diagrams/PRRdiagrams.html?diag=p82_3.gif&sel=coa&sz=sm&fr=

Tuscan (dark) red with gold stripes and letters.

The term "Great Steel Fleet" aplied to New York Central's 1938-1955 streamlined car fleet, not PRRs! As to the question of which train the fab 4 rode, I'd suggest one could be looking  around in Beatles websites or news files from the period in question to use the time they left Penn station, with the aid of a timetable or the February,1964 Official Guide...They rode on to Florida on what looked like the Atlantic Coast Line's Florida Special, judging by the presence of an ACL E7 wading through a crowd of fans at Miami. But we can't rule out the East Coast Champion. BUT was the E.C.C.'s arrival in Miami after dark?
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Posted by TomDiehl on Monday, July 17, 2006 7:49 PM

A train from New York City to Washington DC would most likely be through the Northeast Corridor. In 1964, that would be the Pennsylvania Railroad. Unless it was a special train, it would probably be some of the Great Steel Fleet cars (smooth side steel, rounded roof). Sort of along these lines:

http://prr.railfan.net/diagrams/PRRdiagrams.html?diag=p82_3.gif&sel=coa&sz=sm&fr=

Tuscan (dark) red with gold stripes and letters.

Smile, it makes people wonder what you're up to. Chief of Sanitation; Clowntown
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Beatles Train ride
Posted by railfanespee4449 on Monday, July 17, 2006 8:10 AM

What railroad/train did the Beatles ride on from New York to Washington in 1964?

Info needed- am making a Train Simulator model of the train.

Thanks!

Call me crazy, but I LIKE Zito yellow. RAILFANESPEE4449

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