Restoring a Rare Railcar at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania

Posted by on Nov 20, 2013 in | Comments Off on Restoring a Rare Railcar at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania For many years, the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) Company’s Air Brake Instruction Car No. 492445 was relegated to the storage yard at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg, Lancaster County, administered by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC). Since its acquisition by the museum in 1977, the car had become a place to store items such as foundry patterns, core boxes,...
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