Anyway, thanks to Noah Bailor for pointing out via the "Ahead of the Torch" Facebook page that LSE 15 had disappeared. Sure enough, Street View images from last month confirm it's no longer in the location it used to occupy. Given its reputedly poor condition, I strongly suspect it has been demolished, so I've taken it off the PNAERC list. The list now includes 15 LSE cars, including LSE 7, a sister car of 15 that also isn't quite in pristine condition; and seven Barney & Smith cars, including LSE 7 and two other interurban cars along with one streetcar and three Lackawanna MU parlor cars. The list overall stands at 2,084 cars.
News and Updates to the Preserved North American Electric Railway Cars (PNAERC) List
Saturday, October 25, 2025
Lake Shore Electric car removed from list
One of the cars on the PNAERC list that I was never able to find a recent photo of was Lake Shore Electric 15, which is why the photo above was taken in 1938. This car, built in 1900 by Barney & Smith, was a body located on private property west of Greenwich, Ohio. It was (barely) visible on aerial photos and Google Street View, and people familiar with the owner related the car's identity, but it was known to be in poor condition. The same was true of the other piece of railroad equipment on the property, a wooden Wagner sleeping car of more historical value.
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