Stephen Peck Wrote:
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> Does anybody have a run-down on the Rio Grande
> business cars and their corresponding B#s?
Business Car A, 1881 to RGS "San Juan", 1890 "Edna", 1899 B-20, 1921
Business Car B, 1882 B-1, 1913 destroyed 1/1917
Business Car C, 1882 to Baggage 2nd 118 5/06
Coach 33, 1880 to B. Car ?, by 1883, Car D 1885 B-6, 2/13 B-1, 5/17
Express Car 1, 1880 "Commissary" by 1884 B. Car E, 1885 Ret 1889
Chair Car 24, 1879 to pay car, 1883 to B.Car F 1885, to 0452, 1909
Emigrant Sleeper 103, 1883 to 452, 1885 to construction car 0452 '03 to (2nd) B. Car F 1909 to B-5, 1913 B-2 1917
Coach 3, 1872 to Commissary car 3 '81 to B. Car G 1885 ret '93
mail Car 20, 1882 to Postal 7, 1887 Excursion 572, '88 B. Car (2nd) G, 1892 Baggage (2nd) 119, 1906
Coach 1, 1871 to B. Car, 1881 Car H, '85 wrecked, '87
Coach 4, 1872 to B. Car 4, 1881 Car K, '85 Excursion 564, 1886
Baggage 1, (pre-'79) to B. Car (2nd) K, '88 B-8, 1913
Coach 6, 1872 to B Car 6, 1881 Car L, 85 ret, '96 (dism?)
Coach 8, 1873 to B. car 8, '81 Car M, '85 to D&RGW, '86
Chair Car 16 to 402, '85 B. Car N '86 B-2, 1913 B-3, 1917
Baggage 2, pre-'79 to 101 '85 B. Car P, '86 B-3. 1913 destroyed 1917
Baggage 17, 1880 to 116, '85 B. Car R, '86 B-7, 1913
Baggage 11, 1880 to 110, '85 Scenery car 800, 1/87 149, 11/87 Air Brake Instruction Car X, 3/88 dism 8/16
also:
Coach 13, 1876 rblt as B car in 1880, totaled within months
B. Car Mascotte from D. Moffat '87 renamed maid of Erin, to 2nd A, 1891 std gauged, '91 to B-4, 1914
hank
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/21/2009 12:22PM by hank.