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Posted by kp5308 on Wed Jun 29 23:04:18 2022 After at least 2 "farewell" runs the LAST Silverliner II (ex-Reading #9010) and SLIII (Ex-Penn Central 235) cars ran on the Cynwyd line on this date in 2012. IIRC we ended up riding free of charge. Nice touch. Personally I can't believe ten years have got behind me! When I found out I took the afternoon off and rode PATCO from Ashland into Philly to join what I thought was going to be a big crowd. Normally a 1 car move, SEPTA laid on an extra car for a crowd that didn't show. Some images from that afternoon:Boarding at Suburban:  Up the hill on the soon to be retired 52nd St. Flyover:  An ownership fight about who owned the land that the new ROW will occupy will delay this project till roughly 2014:  The SLII is my all time favorite MU car. I couldn't get enough of those as built outside disc brakes and racetrack oval windows when I was a kid. The 9010 leads us onto single track:  The fans were out to record our passing. I think this platform is Bala:  Photos were taken at Cynwyd before the last ride back:  Passing thru Suburban:  Lining up at "Market East" station  SEPTA is holding Reading Company #9001 on their property for eventual preservation at the Reading Railroad Heritage Museum in Hamburg PA. Negotiations on the move (particularly with Norfolk Southern) are an ongoing affair. AFAIK all the others are cut up:  Still have the tickets from that day:  |
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Posted by Jackson Park B Train on Thu Jun 30 00:04:54 2022, in response to PHOTOS; The End, posted by kp5308 on Wed Jun 29 23:04:18 2022. Nice! When I moved there in Aug 65 the IIs were new, and I was impressed. Of course the actual commutes paled in comparison to the IC Electric which was my baseline experience, but they had A/C. |
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Posted by Asgard on Thu Jun 30 11:09:19 2022, in response to Re: PHOTOS; The End, posted by Jackson Park B Train on Thu Jun 30 00:04:54 2022. I know you mean "air conditioning"; but they do in fact have AC, in contrast to the IC Electric's DC. :-) |
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Posted by kp5308 on Thu Jun 30 11:42:36 2022, in response to Re: PHOTOS; The End, posted by Asgard on Thu Jun 30 11:09:19 2022. Good one! |
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Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Thu Jun 30 11:45:05 2022, in response to PHOTOS; The End, posted by kp5308 on Wed Jun 29 23:04:18 2022. I rode these cars twice....uncomfortable and rough riding...but this was in 2008 when they were on borrowed time.Norristown:  Warminster: 
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Posted by Nasadowsk on Mon Jul 4 12:37:47 2022, in response to PHOTOS; The End, posted by kp5308 on Wed Jun 29 23:04:18 2022. They preserving 9001 with the propulsion intact (I’m guessing no, because PCBs, but I don’t recall seeing stickers on the transformers like the m-2s had) |
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Posted by chicagoMotorman on Mon Jul 4 13:33:12 2022, in response to PHOTOS; The End, posted by kp5308 on Wed Jun 29 23:04:18 2022. Very cool. |
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Posted by kp5308 on Mon Jul 4 15:05:53 2022, in response to Re: PHOTOS; The End, posted by Nasadowsk on Mon Jul 4 12:37:47 2022. I’m guessing no, because PCBs,The only PCBs on that car are trace amounts in the floor system. I do not know how complete the car is but it has to be pretty close. I do know that the brakes are (or were) fully functional with all new shoes and all new wheels. We are considering our options on how to best use the car to our advantage but it has to get here first! |
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Posted by Nasadowsk on Mon Jul 4 16:37:51 2022, in response to Re: PHOTOS; The End, posted by kp5308 on Mon Jul 4 15:05:53 2022. Cool! |
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