ME 1004         
Maine Eastern 1004 sits at the Rockland station for the winter
Date: 12/31/2008 Location: Rockland, ME   Map Show Rockland on a rail map Views: 297 Collection Of:   Billy Stone
Rolling Stock: MERR 1004 (Passenger Car) Author:  Billy Stone
ME 1004
Picture Categories: RollingStock This picture is part of album:  End Of '08 Trip To Maine
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Jerry LaBoda General ex-Acadian 5641, exx-AMTK 5641, exxx-PC 2901, nee-NYC 2901. 1/14/2009 3:24:03 AM
Ted Brumberg General Built in 1947 by Budd in Lot #9613-004 as NYC 56 seat chair #2901 (1 of 60 such cars, #2900-#2959), later PC #2901, to Amtrak in 1974 as #5641. Retired and sold to Denver Railcar as DRCX #5641. Denver Railcar planned to name this car the SILVER ELM, this name was shortened to ELM when applied for use on the ACADIAN. Also was numbered as #800546. Morristown & Erie later acquired 6 of these NYC 56 seat chairs from Denver Railcar, and the #5641 was renumbered to ME #1004. 2/10/2015 4:44:44 AM

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