Re: (erielack) Vandalized Port Jervis railroad cars may be removed soon

[Lederer73_@_aol.com]

These must be the handful of coaches, and the two cabcars, 5198 and 5199.. 
I was wondering what had happened to them. They used to be very common to  
see in Hoboken.. I HATED working them..  Junkers they were, and when you  went 
to crank on the handbrake it would literally take you 5 mins.. I think me  and 
another conductor counted something like 65 cranks to get it applied.. I  
thought the chain ran to China..
I used to get them confused with the 5155-5169 Comet IB's that were rebuilt  
from the Arrow I's.. That we still use in Raritan.. 
lIll tell you, I used to hate those IB's, but when I get them in Raritan  
they're a godsend.. They run in complete sets, ALL the doors work, the PA'a  
work, AC is ice cold.. Great heat.. They're 10 times better than those absolute  
garbage Comet 5's.. 
 
- -Pat


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