[PRR-talk] Today in PRR History

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In a message dated 5/8/2008 9:25:51 AM Eastern Daylight Time,  
tomlonson at yahoo.com writes:

May 8,  1946 The Pennsylvania Railroad names rebuilt Class BM70 RPO car No. 
5239  "Robert 
E. Hannegan" after the Postmaster General. The car is placed into  service on 
the "Broadway 
Limited". It is the only named RPO car. BM70  rebuilds are equipped with 
roller bearings and 
are the first RPOs to be  air conditioned.

Mark Tomlonson



List,
       This was posted on the PENNSY WEST  site. I know the "HANNEGAN" still 
survives today in Altoona 
but I do not ever recall seeing the equipment for air conditioning or for  
that matter on any BM70 rebuild. Does anyone know if this was done on any of the 
 cars rebuilt at Altoona? I would think the 4 rebuilt dorm.cars into BM85 and 
one  BM85a at Wilmington would have AC as the previous car had AC.
 
Pat McKinney



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