NWI Chapter Meeting Information
(Page updated 10/15/25)
October 25,
2025 - Program
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Bob Schmidt via zoom another installment
of passenger trains serving the Eastern U. S.
Example
#1 Philadelphia Suburban Transit Co. "Liberty Liner"
(formerly CNS&M "Electroliner, built by St. Louis Car in
1942), lettered for "Red Arrow Lines," at Bridgeport, PA,
1964.
Example
#2 CNJ commuter, behind 4-6-0 #779, Plainfield, NJ, 1953. The
combustion properties of anthracite coal required the use of a wider
firebox, which led to this "Camelback" or "Mother Hubbard"
design, which had separate cabs for the engineer and fireman.
Example
#3 LV "Black Diamond" (New York City - Buffalo), Jim
Thorpe, PA, 1954. Alco PA-2 #606 leads
North Western Illinois Chapter - NRHS
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