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From: "Ronald" rdukarm AT roadrunner DOT com
Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:34:32 -0500
Subject: Re: Re:Re: (erielack) 789-790 [was 798-709]
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> Ed Blunt-end observations were intended to be suitable for mid-train as
> well as tail-end service . ACL used them; a car would be mid-train north
> of Jacksonville but tail car south, usually going to Florida's West Coast.
> Seaboard did the same thing, but theirs were coach/ obs cars. Other roads
> ran blunt-ends -- but in the full lounge configuration . . .?
> Randy Brown, ELHS#16

Randy & List,

The Western New York Railway Historical Society has a former blunt-end
lounge/coach, named the MARIE McGRATH. It was built by Budd in 1940 for SCL
and was acquired by Amtrak in 1971. We purchased it in 1982 from Walter Rich
who owned it for a couple of years. We have run it on numerous excursions.
It is an extremely versitile car. We can sell it as first class or coach.
Run it on the end of train or mid-train. Use it for food service or obs.
Attached are some photos.

Ron Dukarm


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