[RITSlist] Gas-Electric Cars

[Steve and Barb Hile]

Bill,

I would believe that it is quite likely that the car in the photo in Greg Stout's book IS 860.  I have a photo of the other side of 860 and there are three windows (one rather near the end of the car.)  There is also a very poor copy of the lettering diagram which shows the side of the car in the Stout book.  The Stout photo confirms that there were only the two centrally located windows on the opposite side.

Shameless plug:  I think that I made a set of lettering in my lightweight head end equipment decal set to match the 860 diagram.  Looks like I need to get back to the kitbash I started a couple of years ago.

Regards,
Steve Hile
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  From: Philip Weibler 
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  Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 4:04 PM
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  Hello, Bill -
  I have a Passenger Car Equpment roster dated March 1, 1952, which shows the 860 rebuilt from RPO car 5994 in November of 1939. (Series 5992-5997 was built by Pullman in 1911.) The 860 is listed as a Baggage car with 40' inside length.  This car received general repairs at 'BD' (Biddle - Little Rock) in March of 1949.  It seems the car was in the right area at the right time for use on TR #152.  If I dig in the basement I can probably find a builders photo of the 5994 series.  I think all of these short cars were pulled out of RPO service early on.  Long baggage-mail cars with the same 30' mail apartment were more practical, since they had room for storage mail.  The 5992, 5993, and 5995 were converted to motor cars 9005, 9006, and 9007, respectively, by the Rock Island in 1929.  PAW 
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    From: Arkrail at aol.com 
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    Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 11:11 PM
    Subject: Re: [RITSlist] Gas-Electric Cars


    The photo of motor car train #152 at Hot Springs (Stout's Route of the Rockets page 109) shows a shorty baggage car with a center door and a couple of windows.  This car appears to be no more than 40-feet long.

    In 1949, the Official Register of Passenger Equipment lists only a single RI car, #860, which might match the length of the car in the photo.  Is there a diagram or identifiable photo of car 860 which would confirm whether that is the car pictured on page 109?

    Bill Pollard





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