I received this email alert today:
"The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania is planning to restore the historic Pennsylvania Railroad ND Cabin Car No. 478396. Built in the Altoona Shops in 1913, No. 478396 was used on the Pennsylvania Railroad Middle Division—Harrisburg to Altoona—and was one of the last four-wheeled “bobber” style cabin cars in use.
"The ND class, introduced in 1903, represented a major advance in cabin car design due to the introduction of a steel frame, which was both stronger and larger than the previous classes of NA, NB and NC cabin cars. The pedestals were bolted to the steel underframe instead of to a visible pedestal timber, typical of earlier wooden frame cars.
"No. 478396 was sold by the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) to the Huntingdon & Broad Top Mountain Railroad (H&BTM) in 1940 and was the newest of the three cabin cars the H&BTM purchased from the PRR. The car was later sold to the Everett Railroad and finally to Larry H. Williams of Saxton, Pennsylvania. Williams donated the car, along with a variety of H&BTM archival materials and artifacts, to the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in 1998.
"It is estimated that the project should be completed in less than 12 months for a cost of no more than $25,000. Railroad Museum staff and volunteers will provide the labor for this restoration. Following its restoration, Pennsylvania Railroad ND Cabin Car No. 478396 will be on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania."
http://www.rrmuseumpa.org/
Dave
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