PC 1487 (Ex PRR 1487, ne N&W "Roanoke College")         
Penn Central 84-seat coach 1487 was built by the Budd Co. in November 1949 as Norfolk & Western sleeper ROANOKE COLLEGE. It was one of 20 Plan 9523 10-roomette/6-double-bedroom N&W cars in Budd Lot 9660. All of these were sold to the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1963, which remodeled them into coaches 1480-1499. This car retained its same number on the Penn Central, and was sold to the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania at Strasburg in 1978. (approximate month)
Date: 8/8/1975 Location: Stamford, CT   Map Show Stamford on a rail map Views: 2450 Collection Of:   Christopher Palmieri
Rolling Stock: PC 1487 (Passenger Car) NW "Roanoke_Col (Passenger Car) PRR 1487 (Passenger Car) Author:  Henry Frick
PC 1487 (Ex PRR 1487, ne N&W "Roanoke College")
Picture Categories: RollingStock,Passenger This picture is part of album:  Henry Frick Collection - Passenger Cars
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