http://davesrailpix.railfan.net/pitts/htm/rhp010.htm

Kenneth and Tracie Josephson kjosephson at sprintmail.com
Sun Jun 25 06:36:13 EDT 2000



Jim Holland wrote:

> Greetings!
>
>         http://davesrailpix.railfan.net/pitts/htm/rhp010.htm shows 1268 sitting
> at Rankin with a 1600 series car beside it.
>         Cox' book reveals that as of 01 Jan 1963, car 1268 was one of 31-cars
> officially *retired* and would probably be scrapped in 1963.  The
> highest number in this group of 31-cars is 1299.
>         Following this information it says that six additional cars have been
> wrecked, two of them 1600s::  1608 and 1668.  I wonder if the car
> sitting beside 1268 is one of these?  No damage evident on the front
> end.

There are two 1963 shots of interurban 1645 with a smashed front end facing another
air car with a  42/38 roll sign. The 1645 appears to be showing Route 37 on its
front roll sign.

Jim, can you identify which wreck this was from the date and one identified car? I
am assuming the other car was the one 1645 collided with.  Ken J.




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