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News photos: Restored N&W business car debuts

By Trains Staff | May 19, 2024

Car is featured at open house in East Chicago, Ind.

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View of platform end of maroon passenger car
Norfolk & Western business car No. 300 glistens during its display at an open house on Saturday in East Chicago, Ind. Bruce Stahl

EAST CHICAGO, Ind. — The Norfolk & Western Business Car 300 Preservation Society unveiled the restored car on Saturday with an open house at repair and maintenance firm Professional Locomotive Services. Along with tours of the car — built in 1917 and modernized in 1955 — and displays of PLS equipment, visitors were treated to free food (hot dogs and hamburgers), photographer Bruce Stahl reports.

More information on the car is available at the Society’s website. The group, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, also continues to seek donations to support its educational and operational efforts.

Small switcher with private car
A rare EMD Model 40 switcher shares a track with N&W business car No. 300 during display Saturday at Professional Locomotive Services. Bruce Stahl

5 thoughts on “News photos: Restored N&W business car debuts

    1. The locomotive looks like it just rolled out of the erecting hall at La Grange, which unfortunately is no longer around.

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