ME 1003         
Maine Eastern 1003 sits at the Rockland station for the winter
Date: 12/31/2008 Location: Rockland, ME   Map Show Rockland on a rail map Views: 898 Collection Of:   Billy Stone
Rolling Stock: MERR 1003 (Passenger Car) Author:  Billy Stone
ME 1003
Picture Categories: RollingStock This picture is part of album:  End Of '08 Trip To Maine
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Jerry LaBoda General ex-Acadian 5640, exx-AMTK 5640, exxx-PC 2900, nee-NYC 2900. 1/14/2009 3:23:15 AM
Ted Brumberg General Built in 1947 by Budd in Lot #9613-004 as NYC 56 seat chair #2900 (1 of 60 such cars, #2900-#2959), later PC #2900, to Amtrak in 1974 as #5640. Retired and sold to Denver Railcar as DRCX #5640. Denver Railcar planned to name this car the SILVER ASH, this name was shortened to ASH when applied for use on the ACADIAN. Also was numbered as #800545. Morristown & Erie later acquired 6 of these NYC 56 seat chairs from Denver Railcar, and the #5640 was renumbered to ME #1003. 2/10/2015 4:39:58 AM

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