Although most railway museums are shut down, at least to the public, at the moment, there's still plenty of updating to do on the PNAERC list. A handful of updates and corrections have come in recently. First, thanks to Wesley Paulson for alerting me to the Hagerstown & Frederick Railway Historical Society's "survivors page" which has some good information. Of the most interest is a photo of H&F 150, which has been ensconced in the Myersville Public Library and appears to have had its cosmetic restoration completed. As such its condition has been updated to "displayed inoperable" (and I removed the notation that it's on trucks, as it seems to have shed the Bettendorfs upon which it sat when it was privately owned). There's also a fascinating photo of H&F 171, which is in use as a fishing cabin of some sort. Although its condition doesn't warrant inclusion on the PNAERC list, as it's still effectively in unpreserved "chicken coop" condition, it would be nice to see it end up in a museum at some point.
And thanks also go to Jeron Glander for updating my listing of cars at the Pacific Southwest Railway Museum in California. He pointed out that I still had PSRM listed as the San Diego Railroad Museum, a name it has moved away from. He also provided an update that Lackawanna car 2586, which was formerly listed as "situation unknown," is actually in their shop undergoing work to convert it into a first-class car. I'm not sure how extensive this work is but its condition has been updated. Of the other five Lackawanna MU cars at the museum, three are still being towed by diesels while two are in storage.
If you spy anything on the PNAERC roster that's out-of-date, incomplete, or just plain inaccurate, send me an email! I'm especially looking for information on any equipment listed as "situation unknown." These are cars that, for one reason or another, I've really lost track of.
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