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A little treat for you northeastern railfans, and almost entirely intact Jade Green PC hopper is sitting in storage in Knoxville,TN

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A little treat for you northeastern railfans, and almost entirely intact Jade Green PC hopper is sitting in storage in Knoxville,TN
Posted by DavidH66 on Tuesday, October 13, 2015 8:20 AM

Still has the Conrail logos on it and reporting marks, but that just makes it more facsinatingin my eyes.

 

enjoy.

 

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Posted by ChuckCobleigh on Tuesday, October 13, 2015 12:12 PM

And the faded remains of the KarTrak plate as well.  A true senior citizen of rolling stock.

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Posted by MidlandMike on Tuesday, October 13, 2015 7:11 PM

Does the jade green indicate it was painted in NYC days, or did PC continue to paint cars that color?

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Posted by CShaveRR on Tuesday, October 13, 2015 8:57 PM

This car was built by Pullman Standard in 1971 (so it's post-NYC), and was numbered in PCB series 888749-889999.  I don't know what the distinction was between PC and PCB (or PCA, for that matter) reporting marks, but--since they were built post-bankruptcy, it might have been an ownership/financial issue.  The number showing on the car, CR 889030, does not appear to be its original PCB number.

Carl

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