BLRX 106

Name	Type	Comments	Date

David Yard	General	Coach 105/106 were one of 42 10-roomette, 6bedroom sleepers built by Pullman Standard and deliverd to the Florida East Coast Railroad in Sept. 1949.	3/27/2012 10:10:52 PM

David Yard	General	In 2001 coach 106 was acquired by Blue Ridge Scenic Railway to be used as a first-class service. Originally it was powered by 114 volts D.C provided by batteries and a genemotor driven by a 480v, three phase A.C. motor. The genemotor was friven by the rotation of the cars axles.	3/27/2012 10:14:49 PM

Ted Brumberg	General	Built in 1949 by Pullman-Standard in Lot #6809 to Plan #4140B as FEC 10 roomette-6 double bedroom (10RM-6DB) sleeper ORIENTE, 1 of 42 such sleepers built in that Lot. ACL owned 25 of the cars, PRR owned 6, and RF&P owned 4, all with COUNTY names. FEC owned 7 cars, which were sold in 1966 to CN as #2135-#2141, all with RIVER or RIVIERE names; the ORIENTE became CN #2135 GRANDE RIVIERE, which was later sold by VIA to Bangor & Aroostook as BAR #106. Blue Ridge Scenic later acquired the #106 from BAR.	11/9/2014 7:17:55 PM

BLRX 106
Date: 10/31/2009	Location: Blue Ridge, GA Map	Views: 406	Collection Of: Jeff Marley
Rolling Stock: BLRX 106 (Passenger Car)			Author: Jeff Marley

Picture Categories: RollingStock		This picture is part of album: 2009

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