Tuesday, May 4, 2021

Syracuse Lake Shore & Northern 200 update

Many thanks to Thomas Mafrici, who has forwarded along photos of recent restoration work on his interurban car. You'll recall that back in 2014, as noted here, he purchased the body of Syracuse Lake Shore & Northern 200. Car 200 is a heavy wooden interurban car built in 1906 by Cincinnati and is, I believe, the last wooden car surviving from any of the Syracuse area interurban lines. Thomas and cabinetmaker Dan Zollo have since been working on rebuilding the car and have sent along update photos. Most recent work has concentrated on rebuilding the car's roof. The scope of the project and the evident craftsmanship are both impressive. On the PNAERC roster, car 200's condition has been updated from "stored inoperable" to "undergoing restoration."






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