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PostPosted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 11:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Now, this is one rail 'bus' you can be certain the guys driving the spikes never rode in!

Seen below is fleet # 8 - a 1946 Cadillac Model Fleetwood 75 operating for the Western Maryland Railway Company and obviously meant to transport only its 'biggest wheels'!

The seven passenger model '75' for 1946 featured a 150 h.p. flat head V-8 engine which could be had with either a Hydra-Matic or mechanical transmission along with advancements including fog lamps, vacuum operated radio antennas, windshield washers and back up lights.

Of note on #8 are the roof rack (probably for the boy's skis), air horns and a mini 'cow catcher'.

The Western Maryland Railway (dubbed the WM) was an American Class I railroad which operated in Maryland, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania.

It was primarily a coal hauling and freight railroad, with a small passenger train operation. The WM became part of the Chessie System in 1973 and ceased operating its lines in 1983 when it was merged into the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. The B&O itself was then merged into CSX Transportation in 1987.

I would certainly have attached false white wall tires and Cadillac hub caps to hide the grotesque looking spoke wheels!

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Mr. Linsky - Green Bus Lines, Inc., Jamaica, New York

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PostPosted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 10:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Mr. Linsky wrote:
Here's another oddity in the form of a 1946 Fageol Twin Coach Model 41 SRC operating as a rail bus for the Missouri Pacific Railroad.

Number 701 (one of six numbered 701 to 706) is not convertible as it only operates on rails and is gasoline powered coupled with a mechanical transmission.

These buses were generally used to ferry company maintenance crews to work sites and, in some cases, to transport passengers from remote spurs to main line stations.

Of note are the 'cow catcher' and the locomotive headlight and air horns over the destination sign.

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Mr. Linsky - Green Bus Lines, Inc., Jamaica, New York




And # 604 of this group of vehicles still exists
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