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AT&SF 3522 Budd baggage - express. Joseph Oates collection, used by permission.
B&O 5551 P.S. LW dome-coach car, one of only a few built with the eastern low profile dome, the others being built for Missouri Pacific (later sold to Illinois Central) and Wabash (later Norfolk and Western, Central of Georgia and Southern). From the Joseph Oats collection, used by permission.
B&O X8 Mod. HW Safety Instruction car, rebuilt from a heavyweight coach. From the Joseph Oats collection, used by permission.
BN 976100 HW mail car converted to MofW service. Joseph Oates collection, used by permission.
CN 7198 HW baggage-coach. From the Joseph Oats collection, used by permission.
CPR Kokanee Park BUDD dome-sleeper-lounge observation car shown in "Silver Streak" movie paint for the movie of the same name. From the Joseph Oats collection, used by permission.
D&H 51 (ex-D&RGW 1210) LW baggage - express (this car was built as a part of a cancelled C&O order and was built with corrugation on the lower portion of the side). Joseph Oates collection, used by permission.
DOT/AAR T-7 test car, ex-U.S. Army hospital car. Joseph Oates collection, used by permission.
Not all passenger cars were directly releated. Freight Master car HCWR1 was used for testing and research by the company. From the Joseph Oats collection, used by permission.
GN X7818 wood HW baggage-express converted to MofW service. From the Joseph Oats collection, used by permission.
IC X1328 IC X1328 is an ex-HW baggage-express car from the 500 - 519 series, converted to a tool car for MofW service. From the Joseph Oats collection, used by permission.
KCS 25 LW baggage - express. Joseph Oates collection, used by permission.
KCS 30 HW baggage - mail. Joseph Oates collection, used by permission.
KCS 69 LW baggage-mail-coach. Joseph Oates collection, used by permission.
Nevada Northern 06 wood open-platform baggage - coach. From the Joseph Oats collection, used by permission.
Nevada Northern 20 wood baggage - mail. Joseph Oates collection, used by permission.
New Haven corrugated coach, rebuilt for continued use on a tourist line, shows a B&O inspired scheme. From the Joseph Oats collection, used by permission.
N&W 404 power generator car (rebuilt from N&W 226 express-boxcar) at Emporia, VA., 22Mar97.
SOU 727 Fort Mitchell (ex-CG 391) Budd baggage - coach. Note the former "Central of Georgia" lettering visible under the "Southern." Joseph Oates collection, used by permission.
SOU 906 (ex-CG) Mod. HW divided coach in Seminole colors. J.M. LaBoda collection.
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Transkentucky Transportation HW baggage - express converted to MofW service. Joseph Oates collection, used by permission.
Unidentified HW baggage -express... if you know who this car use to belong too please email me using the link above. Joseph Oates collection, used by permission.
UP 105. From the Joseph Oats collection, used by permission.
WP MW0911 HW baggage - express converted to MofW service. Joseph Oates collection, used by permission.
WRofA 222 Mod. HW baggage-express trailing two Georgia RR. HW baggage-express converted from baggage-mail cars. Click here to see full-size, which shows the ghost "THE WEST POINT ROUTE" lettering on the letterboard. Joseph Oates collection, used by permission.