[PRCo] Re: West Coast Question

[John Swindler]

Probably a Siemans built car from mid-1990s heading to probably to Sacramento for mid life rebuild.  Car numbers would be 2001-2051.  Both Siemans and CAF have/had plants in Sacramento.

 

John

 

 

 

 


 
> From: bobrathke at comcast.net
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: West Coast Question
> Date: Sun, 10 May 2009 23:39:01 -0500
> 
> Probably off for rebuilding somewhere, Ken.
> 
> I remember at least three times in the late 1990s while traveling on the 
> Indiana Toll Road seeing flatbed trucks hauling CTA L-cars east bound - to 
> Binghamton, NY for rebuilding.
> 
> Bob 5/10/09
> 
> 
> 
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> Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2009 11:18 PM
> Subject: [PRCo] West Coast Question
> 
> 
> > Please hit the delte key if you don't wish to read this:
> >
> > Tuesday afternoon, I was heading northbound into Sacramento on I-5 and
> > passed a southbound flatbed tractor-trailer hauling a partially stripped 
> > San
> > Diego light rail car. I believe the number I saw on one end of the car was
> > 2252 or 2052.
> >
> > Does anybody know what this car was doing so far north of its home rails?
> > Where it was heading? Home to San Diego? To a scrap metal place?
> >
> > Any answers would be appreciated.
> >
> > K.
> >
> > 
> 
> 

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