Pennsylvania Railroad Coach #148

Built in 1949 by Budd as a 21 roomette Sleeping Car, named "Collinsville Inn" and numbered 8254. The name came from the city of Collinsville, IL which was a town the Pennsylvania Railroad operated through. The Pennsylvania was in need of coaches to replace an aging fleet of coaches being used on the Northeast Corridor and with the 1964 Worlds Fair in New York coming up, this car was converted to a coach by Budd in 1963 and renumbered 1508. This car also featured a 12-seat lounge at the end of the car opposite the vestibule. Under Penn Central Ownership, the car kept its last PRR number of 1508.
Purchased in 1976 by the Southeast Michigan Transportation Authority, renamed "Hazel Ridge" and numbered 108. SEMTA leased this car to Metro-North Railroad in 1984 and it operated there for a time. It's last career as a commuter coach came with MARC who rebuilt the car, placed the original Pennsylvania name on it and numbered it 148. MARC retired the car in 2001. In 2009, the Washington, DC Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society acquired the car from MARC. This car was also the winner of the 2012 Trains Magazine Preservation Award and adorns the Trains Magazine logo on it. The Collinsville Inn became Amtrak-certified in May 2015. Historical information about this car provided by The Washington, DC Chapter - NRHS.


Corning, NY	August 2nd, 2015	The Erie Limited NS Train 957	Pennsylvania	Canon EOS 70D

The Budd Company 1949	Pennsylvania Railroad	MARC 148, SEMTA 108 PC 1508, PRR 1508, PRR 8254	Washington, DC Chapter - National Railway Historical Society	Tamron (Canon) 17-50mm VC f2.8 Zoom Lens

Built in 1949 by Budd as a 21 roomette Sleeping Car, named "Collinsville Inn" and numbered 8254. The name came from the city of Collinsville, IL which was a town the Pennsylvania Railroad operated through. The Pennsylvania was in need of coaches to replace an aging fleet of coaches being used on the Northeast Corridor and with the 1964 Worlds Fair in New York coming up, this car was converted to a coach by Budd in 1963 and renumbered 1508. This car also featured a 12-seat lounge at the end of the car opposite the vestibule. Under Penn Central Ownership, the car kept its last PRR number of 1508. Purchased in 1976 by the Southeast Michigan Transportation Authority, renamed "Hazel Ridge" and numbered 108. SEMTA leased this car to Metro-North Railroad in 1984 and it operated there for a time. It's last career as a commuter coach came with MARC who rebuilt the car, placed the original Pennsylvania name on it and numbered it 148. MARC retired the car in 2001. In 2009, the Washington, DC Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society acquired the car from MARC. This car was also the winner of the 2012 Trains Magazine Preservation Award and adorns the Trains Magazine logo on it. The Collinsville Inn became Amtrak-certified in May 2015. Historical information about this car provided by The Washington, DC Chapter - NRHS.				f8.0 @1/320th sec ISO 160

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Corning, NY	August 2nd, 2015	The Erie Limited NS Train 957	Pennsylvania	The Budd Company 1949

Pennsylvania Railroad	MARC 148, SEMTA 108 PC 1508, PRR 1508, PRR 8254	Washington, DC Chapter - National Railway Historical Society	Canon EOS 70D	Tamron (Canon) 17-50mm VC f2.8 Zoom Lens

f2.8 @ 1/160th sec ISO 100	744-2027	The only evidence that this car was once a Sleeping Car would have to be the windows which are the normal size for most Budd sleepers. The fabric used in the seat cusions still says "MARC" on it in tiny print, which was a former owner of the car at one time. Historical information about this car provided by The Washington, DC Chapter - NRHS.