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I see a brief blurb was mentioned about Metroliners being converted into unpowered cab cars, but what about full conversions into cabless coaches and cafe cars? |
I see a brief blurb was mentioned about Metroliners being converted into unpowered cab cars, but what about full conversions into cabless coaches and cafe cars? |
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== Corrections made- Justifications here. == |
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Made a number of edits, Which were reverted. I changed them back, with justification below: |
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1. They were not pairs. I have seen photos of 5 car trains running on the corridor. Here is a 3 car Keystone: |
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/trains_gg1/2531509923/ |
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2. In the 1980s rebuild, 8 cars were made into trailer coaches not cabs, Specifically 814 818 880 882 884 885 888 and 889 |
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3. Many more than 6 cab cars were reactivated for the keystone. Prior to the push pulling of the keystone, there were 6 active cabs. After, there were 17, although it would be hard to attribute all of them to the Keystone. |
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4. Relatively few remain at Bear. Most unconverted cars were scrapped in 2002-4. Most converted cars stored in Bear were reactivated. Some of the Coach conversions are stored in Beech Grove. |
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[[Special:Contributions/2604:2000:C6AC:D00:788F:6D19:2935:9C81|2604:2000:C6AC:D00:788F:6D19:2935:9C81]] ([[User talk:2604:2000:C6AC:D00:788F:6D19:2935:9C81|talk]]) 16:43, 23 December 2014 (UTC) |
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Any conversion to non-cab coaches/cafes?
I see a brief blurb was mentioned about Metroliners being converted into unpowered cab cars, but what about full conversions into cabless coaches and cafe cars?
Corrections made- Justifications here.
Made a number of edits, Which were reverted. I changed them back, with justification below: 1. They were not pairs. I have seen photos of 5 car trains running on the corridor. Here is a 3 car Keystone: https://www.flickr.com/photos/trains_gg1/2531509923/ 2. In the 1980s rebuild, 8 cars were made into trailer coaches not cabs, Specifically 814 818 880 882 884 885 888 and 889 3. Many more than 6 cab cars were reactivated for the keystone. Prior to the push pulling of the keystone, there were 6 active cabs. After, there were 17, although it would be hard to attribute all of them to the Keystone. 4. Relatively few remain at Bear. Most unconverted cars were scrapped in 2002-4. Most converted cars stored in Bear were reactivated. Some of the Coach conversions are stored in Beech Grove. 2604:2000:C6AC:D00:788F:6D19:2935:9C81 (talk) 16:43, 23 December 2014 (UTC)