trainrider47 Wrote:
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> Back in the 1950's my father moved two EBT
> passenger cars (one baggage, one combine) from
> Orbisonia to Ann Arbor, Michigan using an Autocar
> cab over. The front of the car rested on the
> fifth wheel and the rear was supported on a custom
> built dolly. Not sure if the front bolster
> kingpin was what engaged the fifth wheel or not.
> I was 9 at the time and he's no longer around to
> ask. I've got a photo someplace. The rig was
> solid enough to travel on the PA turnpike.
>
> Michael Allen
The DOT would have an apoplectic fit if someone tried that today...
Robert