Springfield Terminal Railway #16 at Warehouse Point

[RDG484]

Warehouse Point also has an ex-LIRR MP-54 MU with trolley poles. Last I heard it still runs. Do they ever run that car, maybe for special occasions? I would love to ride in that car. I only got to ride "Reds" only twice in my life and it was for only 6/10 of a mile both times.

[cleostreet]

I'm sorry but I do not know. And I'm a bit surprised that the LIRR had any MP-54s; I seem to recall that those were Pennsy beasts set to run on their high-voltage catenary lines. The LIRR is all 600v third rail, no?

[RDG484]

That's entirely correct. Don't forget the Pennsy owned the LIRR, which explains the Pennsy position-light signals on both railroads. PRR's Reds were set up for 11k AC with pantographs, while LIRR used 600 volt DC third rail. In addition, Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines also ran MP-54's off of third rail and for a short stretch in Gloucester City, NJ where there were a lot of grade crossings, overhead wire with trolley poles. LIRR had basically 2 types of MP-54's: Arch roof and celestory-roof

[cleostreet]

Thank you, rekelly2!

[rekelly2]

The car is Springfield Terminal Railway 16 and operated between Springfield, Vermont and Charlestown, New Hampshire in passenger service until 1947. It was used as a work car until 1956. The car was built by the Wason Car Co. in Springfield, Mass.

[747K]

sound!!