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One of the GP40TCs, now listed as GP40PH, was being used as switcher in Harrisburg, PA when I recently passed through. I believe they are numbered in the series 520-527.

Atlanta, Philadelphia and Toronto continue to use subway tokens. Chicago discontinued their use several years ago as most riders were using cards.

Marlboro Unlimited was to have used cars rebuilt by Rader Railcar from former Southern Pacific gallery cars. They were to have been similar to the Ultra Dome cars used in Alaska. There would have been sleeping, dining, lounge and entertainment cars. The cars were overweight, had structural...

Jacking pads on railway cars are similar in function to the points where one places the jack while jacking up an automobile.

These appear to be former Union Pacific ACF coaches. I remember riding these and other Heritage coaches on Lake Shore, Broadway and Capitol Limiteds in the 1980s. I preferred being seating in Heritage coaches rather than Amfleet II.

Oslo, Norway has a fleet of Breda (now Ansaldobreda ) LRVs which were also delivered late, overweight, noisy and derailment prone. They entered full service years behind schedule.