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Hollidaysburg & Roaring Spring Open Car 729
Road Number: 729 Model: Open car
Builder: Pullman Date Built: 1924 (rebuilt 2006)
Date Acquired: mid-1990s Off Roster: n/a
Road Number/Ownership History
2006 Hollidaysburg & Roaring Spring 729
  Hollidaysburg & Roaring Spring 493256
  Renovo Railcar 493256
1976 Conrail 493256
1968 Penn Central 493256
1967 Pennsylvania Railroad 493256
1926 Pennsylvania Railroad 8663 "Lake Girard"
 

Notes:

1:

Rebuilt into an open car by the Everett Railroad at Claysburg during spring and summer 2006. Repainted Pullman green and renumbered 729.

2:

Purchased by the Hollidaysburg & Roaring Spring Railroad in the mid-1990s. Moved to Claysburg and stored there since that time.

3: Sold by Conrail to a Renovo Railcar, date unknown.
4: Acquired by Conrail in the 1976 merger.
5: Acquired by Penn Central in the 1968 merger.
6: Retired by the Pennsylvania Railroad from passenger service. Rebuilt for MOW service and assigned number 493256 in March of 1967.
7: Built by Pullman in June 1924 as 10-Section, 1-Drawing Room, 2-Compartment (10-1-2) Sleeper 8663, the "Lake Girard". Lettered initially for Pullman, the car followed floor plan 3585 and was built on lot 4770.
 
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