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American Freedom Train Car #204, "The Office Car" Built for the Reading Co. in 1922, car #1332 became Springmaid Special car "Stimulator" -- seen here in a brochure put out by the Lancaster & Chester Railway. Image: Keith Muldowney collection |
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Coming from the L&C, the cars of the Springmaid Special were measured for the AFT Foundation. The measurements appear on a drawing that shows the skirting the cars used to wear on the Reading RR. Image: John Finnin collection
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Shown at Pittsburgh, PA July 1976. In one vestiblue of the car was a pen and watercolor picture by Harrison Fisher circa 1900. It measured 12"x15". Image: William Brandon, photographer. George Elwood scan.
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Former AFT car #204 as BC Rail "Discovery" at North Vancouver, BC. Jerry LaBoda alerted us to this picture on the web and did the leg work getting permission to post it here. Thanks go to both Jerry and Claude Prutton, the photographer. Click on image for a larger version. Image: Claude Prutton June 6, 1980. |
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Former AFT #204 with Lions Club 'tail herald' -- and satellite TV. Image: Todd Schannuth, August 2006. In 1996, the car appeared in an episode the the TV show The Sentinel. Read more...
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Former AFT #204 is owned by the Squamish Lion's Club near Whistler, BC Canada. It sits at the West Coast Railway Heritage Park. The park's other project is the restoration of one of the Royal Hudson steam locomotives. Image: Todd Schannuth, August 2006. |
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