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While working on a CN tie gang back in the summer of 1976 I managed to snap this pic of AC 201 that was spliced into an Algoma Central passenger train departing Oba for Hearst, ON. Some interesting trucks under this car.
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Caption: While working on a CN tie gang back in the summer of 1976 I managed to snap this pic of AC 201 that was spliced into an Algoma Central passenger train departing Oba for Hearst, ON. Some interesting trucks under this car.

Photographer:
Paul O'Shell [439] (more) (contact)
Date: July 1976 (search)
Railway: Algoma Central (search)
Reporting Marks: AC 201 (search)
Train Symbol: AC unknown (search)
Subdivision/SNS: Oba (search)
City/Town: Oba (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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5 Comments
  1. robin lowrie
    March 8, 2024 at 1:47 pm

    This car is an American War Surplus Pullman troop sleeper from WW2. These cars showed up all North America in various guises as The U.S. government got rid of them. Surprisingly they appeared on NAR, PGE, QNS&L but never on CN or CP. A lot of them were re-trucked by their new owners.

  2. Paul O'Shell
    March 8, 2024 at 3:51 pm

    Thanks for the details Robin.

  3. Extra 5610 West
    March 8, 2024 at 8:02 pm

    This truck certainly appears to be the Allied Full Cushion truck. It came into use approx. in the 1940/41 time period. It gave an improved ride at high speed and several railroads made use of it in passenger service. It also made its way underneath troop sleepers and kitchen cars built during WWII. Unfortunately, this truck suffered derailment problems, which could not be satisfactorily remedied. Thus, it fell out of use after the war and became banned from interchange in 1955. Pretty nifty that you caught an old troop sleeper still riding on these trucks in 1976, nice catch Paul. :-)

  4. Paul O'Shell
    March 9, 2024 at 9:54 am

    Wow! Now that’s a history lesson! Appreciate the information Extra 5620 West. Thanks for commenting. :-)

  5. Paul O'Shell
    March 9, 2024 at 9:55 am

    Oops! Make the Extra 5610 West! Darn Homer fingers!!!
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