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Last of the PATCO cars head out for rebuilding

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Last of the PATCO cars head out for rebuilding
Posted by oltmannd on Sunday, June 10, 2018 9:03 PM

Nice article....

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/throwback-the-final-four-patco-legacy-trains-make-final-run-20180610.html

I rode PATCO a good bit since it's inception, including several years as a daily commuter.  The old Budds and Vickers did a nice job for a long time.  

Rode a rebuilt car last winter.  Nicely done!  You can still see out the front, just no railfan seat anymore...

From back in 1971  https://youtu.be/mbRroxZMhms  old home movies.

-Don (Random stuff, mostly about trains - what else? http://blerfblog.blogspot.com/

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