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Chattahoochee Valley "Central Park"
Pullman business car / West Point, Ga / Apr 1961 / JCH
West Point, Ga / Apr 1961 / JCH
Pullman "Central Park"
The observation car "Central Park" was built by Pullman in September 1925, 1 of 20 such cars using "Central" in their double names. Built to Pullman plan 3959 as an observation/lounge/sleeper combination, the car was used on the New York Central in service on the famed "20th Century Limited." It is the last known Pullman - NYC heavyweight of its type to exist in its original configuration: 3-compartments, 2-drawing rooms, and lounge/observation. In 1936 an ice air conditioning system was added to the car. Pullman sold the "Central Park" in June 1955 to the shortline Chattahoochee Valley Railway, which used it as an office car for the textile-hauling railroad. The car was later sold to Penn Central, which along with successor Conrail used it for business trips, excursions, and special events. Eventually the "Central Park" was donated to the Lake Shore Railway Museum, which restored the observation lounge in 2006.
North East, Pa / Aug 2013 / RWH
North East, Pa / Aug 2013 / RWH
Aug 2013 / RWH
North East, Pa / Jul 2019 / RWH
Jul 2019 / RWH
North East, Pa / Jul 2019 / RWH
North East, Pa / Jul 2019 / RWH
North East, Pa / Jul 2019 / RWH
North East, Pa / Jul 2019 / RWH
North East, Pa / Jul 2019 / RWH
RWH
RWH
Jul 2019 / RWH
Jul 2019 / RWH
Jul 2019 / RWH
Jul 2019 / RWH
Jul 2019 / RWH
North East, Pa / Jul 2019 / RWH
Jul 2019 / RWH
Jul 2019 / RWH
Jul 2019 / RWH
See also our complete Lake Shore Railway Museum scrapbook in Preservation
Freight
Hank Stephens collection
Chattahoochee Valley #1058
interplant boxcar / West Point, Ga / 1960s / Hank Stephens collection
Chattahoochee Valley #1060
West Point, Ga / Feb 2021 / RWH
West Point, Ga / Feb 2021 / RWH
West Point, Ga / Feb 2021 / RWH
West Point, Ga / Feb 2021 / RWH
Click to see the Chattahoochee Valley boxcar display plotted on a Google Maps page
Feb 2021 / RWH
Feb 2021 / RWH
Feb 2021 / RWH
West Point, Ga / Feb 2021 / RWH
West Point, Ga / Feb 2021 / RWH
Feb 2021 / RWH
West Point, Ga / Feb 2021 / RWH
Chattahoochee Valley #9003
50' boxcar / Calera, Al / Nov 2019 / RWH
Nov 2019 / RWH
Calera, Al / Nov 2019 / RWH
Boxcars 9003, 9004 and 9007 were acquired from the Chattahoochee Valley Railroad in 1992. They have a maximum weight capacity of 116,000, 110,000, and 110,000 respectively. No. 9003 and 9007 hold 4,923 cubic feet of cargo while 9004 holds 4,918. Each boxcar is 50' in length. They were built between January and February of 1962 for the Atlantic Coast Line as 32353, 32257, and 32253. Later, following the merger of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad with the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad to form the Seaboard Coast Line, these three cars were renumbered ,adding a six before the original number, as SCL 632353, SCL 632257, and SCL 632253.
In 1983, SCL 632353, SCL 632257, and SCL 632253 along with several other cars, were acquired by the Chattahoochee Valley Railway which renumbered the cars CHV 9003, CHV 9004 and CHV 9007 which are the numbers they still wear today. As the Chattahoochee Valley Railway's older 40' boxcars began to wear out, they purchased several 50' boxcars from nearby railroads or from companies that specialized in rebuilding freight cars.
In October of 1992, the Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum acquired 9003, 9004 and 9007. They are primarily used for onsite storage and have proven quite useful in their retirement.
Chattahoochee Valley #9004
Calera, Al / Nov 2019 / RWH
Nov 2019 / RWH
Chattahoochee Valley #9007
Calera, Al / Nov 2019 / RWH
Nov 2019 / RWH
See also our complete Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum scrapbook in Preservation
Chattahoochee Valley #522
bulkhead flat w Burro crane / Duluth, Ga / Nov 2020 / RWH
Nov 2020 / RWH
Duluth, Ga / Nov 2020 / RWH
Chattahoochee Valley #9012
steel boxcar / Duluth, Ga / Jul 2021 / RWH
Jul 2021 / RWH
Jul 2021 / RWH
Chattahoochee Valley #98703
steel boxcar / Duluth, Ga / Jul 2021 / RWH
Jul 2021 / RWH
Duluth, Ga / Feb 2018 / RWH
Duluth, Ga / Nov 2020 / RWH
Duluth, Ga / Nov 2020 / RWH
See also our complete Southeastern Railway Museum scrapbook in Preservation
Caboose
Chattahoochee Valley #2855
West Point, Ga / Feb 2021 / RWH
West Point, Ga / Feb 2021 / RWH
West Point, Ga / Feb 2021 / RWH
West Point, Ga / Feb 2021 / RWH
Click to see the Chattahoochee Valley caboose display plotted on a Google Maps page
Feb 2021 / RWH
Feb 2021 / RWH
West Point, Ga / Feb 2021 / RWH
West Point, Ga / Feb 2021 / RWH
West Point, Ga / Feb 2021 / RWH
West Point, Ga / Feb 2021 / RWH
Feb 2021 / RWH
