Mike,
> In the ELHS "Diamond" (Vol.12, No.2, p.12) there is a partial
> photo of a
> NYSW PS-1 lettered "RAILWAY EXPRESS AGENCY" in the door
> panel. The car
> is at Erie's REX terminal at Jersey City sometime after 1952. I think
> Susquehanna got 25 of the box cars from P-S, (numbered in the 400
> series), with most in freight service.
> My question is how many of these were in REX service and what
> were their
> numbers.
The NYS&W had 35 of these PS-1's, 400-434. I *believe* (don't quote me on
this) that the first *5* (400-404) were in REA service. (I know for a fact
that 402 was in this service)
My assumption is that these cars were out of passenger service by the
mid-1950's - I know they didn't last all that long in this service. The
Susquehanna sold 33 of these 35 cars to the Monon (402 and one other car
remained for company service)
402 today is part of the URHS collection - it was the only PS-1 to be
repainted black/yellow. It's sitting at Cedar Knolls, NJ on the Morristown &
Erie.
- Paul
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