THE MARYLAND AND PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD HISTORICAL SOCIETY Preserving history...in prototype and in miniature! 219 PRINCETON LANE BEL AIR, MD  21014

Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroad Non-Revenue Car Roster CABOOSE CARS Number Old No. Built In Service Disposition & Notes 2000 B&L 1000 May 1895 February 1901 Retired in 1916 2001 M&PA 1001 May 1895 January 1903 Converted from boxcar 419, wrecked on the M&PA, retired in December 1917 2002 M&PA 1002 September 1905 September 1905 Sold in 1972, converted into a home in Woodbine (then Bruce) 2003 K&M 65 September 1901 December 1917 Built by the Toledo & Ohio Central, rebuilt by the M&PA in 1936, sold to Steam Trains, Inc. in February of 1965 2004 K&M 71 October 1909 May 1918 Built by the Kanawa & Michigan, scrapped in April of 1937 2005 P&LE 114 April 1899 January 1925 Rebuilt in May of 1907 and January of 1970, sold to Lincoln Heritage, Inc. in Gettysburg PA 2006 PRR 476582 April 1910 March 1937 PRR Class ND, sold to Lynford Swearer and delivered to Strasburg Railroad in 1959 2007 RDG 92947 October 1942 November 1967 Reading class NMn, donated to the Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroad Preservation Society at Muddy Creek Forks, PA in September of 2000 NOTES: 2000, 2001 and 2002 were renumbered from 1000, 1001 and 1002 on November 18, 1911. 2002 was built in the M&PA shop, a side door was added in 1961, saw only emergency use after November 1967. 2003 was acquired by the Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroad Preservation Society in April 1992 from the Red Caboose Motel in Strasburg. 2006 cost $275.00 plus expenses for painting, locks, etc. At Strasburg RR car was numbered C-2, and later 11. Sold to C. F. Caldwell in 1972, restored to PRR livery, numbered 47682, and put on display at the Western Maryland depot at New Oxford, PA. 2007 purchased from George Hart for $1,000.00 and retained the number 21 until July 1968, delivered by truck to the Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroad Preservation Society at Muddy Creek Forks on February 17, 2001.   WORK CARS - OLD NUMBERS Number Old No. Type In Service Disposition & Notes A B&L 11 Camp February 1901 Destroyed February 1904 A YS 12 Bunk June 1906 Scrapped December 1928 B B&L 107 Camp February 1901 Retired February 1904 C B&L 301 Camp February 1901 Scrapped in 1916 D YS 2 Camp February 1901 Converted to Baggage 42 August 1903 1 YS 13 Camp 1903-04 Scrapped October 1908 1 M&PA 502 Flat June 1913 Scrapped December 1928 2 YS 14 Camp June 1906 Retired March 1919, scrapped 1914 2 M&PA 2 Camp December 1923 Retired December 1928 3 YS 1 Camp   Retired March 1919, scrapped 1914 16 M&PA 16 Camp December 1937 Renumbered X7 April 1943 X1 M&PA 104 Pile driver 1906 Returned to flat car 104 January 1913 X2 M&PA 42 Tool October 1906 Scrapped October 1910 X3 M&PA 41 Tool March 1910 Scrapped January 1913     Ditcher February 1918 Ex Gulf & Ship Island, retired December 1929 ?? B&L 11 Tool   Car shown on 1911 roster, destroyed October 1906, otherwise unidentified NOTES: Ditcher (American #227) was built in April 1907. Purchased from Southern Iron & Equipment Co. for $4,000.00 in November 1917, and delivered in February 1918. A 3/4 yard clam bucket was purchased in 1918.   WORK CARS - NEW NUMBERS Number Old No. Type In Service Disposition & Notes X1 AC&Y X990 Wrecker March 1939 Retired 1979 X2 (1st) AC&Y X985 Idler March 1939 Rebuilt to flat 125 November 1941 X2 (2nd) M&PA 152 Idler October 1941 Renumbered X8 February 1945 X2 (3rd) M&PA 1155 Idler October 1970 Sold to Early American Steam Engine Society in Windsor, PA in 1990 X3 M&PA 703 Tool December 1940 Scrapped August 1955 X4 M&PA 712 Tool December 1940 Scrapped August 1955 X5 M&PA 726 Tool December 1940 Became tool car April 1935, scrapped October 1957 X6 M&PA 118 Rail loader March 1943 Retired December 1969 X7 M&PA 16 Camp April 1943 Retired June 1953, used as shed at Fallston January 1954 X8 M&PA X2 Idler February 1945 Rebuilt to flat 153 January 1955 X9 CB&Q 10111 Idler December 1953 Built September 1927, retired December 1970 X10 CB&Q 11067 Tool January 1955 Built April 1925, sold to Willis Katorie, Bruce, PA April 1983 X11 NJI&I 78103 Tool February 1956 Built September 1927, sold to Joseph Corasaniti, Baltimore, MD April 1983 X12 M&PA 110 Rail loader October 1969 Sold to Early American Steam Engine Society in Windsor, PA in 1990 X15   Weed sprayer March 1947 Formerly X12, purchased new, retired X130 WM 1580 Ballast November 1976 Built October 1937, rebuilt 1959, sold to Northern Central Railway, New Freedom, PA May 1996 X131 WM 1571 Ballast November 1976 Built May 1940, rebuilt 1961, sold to Northern Central Railway, New Freedom, PA May 1996 NOTES: X1 - Built by Industrial Brownhoist, #624, in 1899, rebuilt in October 1928. Sold or donated at least once prior to 1990. However it was too heavy to be moved economically over poor roads and sat in York off of North Queen Street until scrapping began April 1997. Scrapping was not completed until January 1998. X2 (3rd) - numbered X9 from October 1970 to December 1970. X9 - not scrapped until after September 1971, to Muddy Creek Bridge to reinforce bank. X11 - donated to the Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroad Preservation Society, delivered to Muddy Creek Forks in Spring 2005. Flat 126 rebuilt in September 1968 and numbered X12 until October 1969. X12 - rebuilt October 1969 and existed for several months as a flat before receiving hoist equipment. X15 - (X12) worked for many years without a visible number.   AIR DUMP CARS Number Old No. Built In Service Disposition & Notes 301   1914 November 1917 Retired January 1952, possibly scrapped April 1950 302   1914 November 1917 Retired October 1970, sold to Strasburg RR January 5, 1971 MM 1 CTN RR   July 1937 Sold by Maryland Marble as junk NOTES: 301 and 302 built by Kilbourne & Jacobs and purchased from General Equipment Co. to handle the disposal of waste material from the Maryland Marble Co. quarry at Cardiff. Capacity 16 cubic yards. MM 1 purchased by Maryland Marble Co. to assist the two M&PA dump cars. Capacity 30 cubic yards. Built by Western Wheeled Scraper Co.   NOTES ON NON-REVENUE EQUIPMENT In addition to the two series (old and new) of work service cars, the following cars were used in company service without the benefit of renumbering. They are listed by number with dates assigned to "Work" service. The last date is also, in most cases, the date the car was scrapped. The terms "Tool" and "Bunk" are self explanatory, but "Camp" appears to be a catch-all term and the configuration of the car is uncertain. Number Type In Work Service Out of Service Coach 16 Camp 12/1937 4/1943 Combine 2 Work 12/1923 12/1928 309 Camp 5/1911 after 2/1913 310 Camp 12/1907 5/1908 316 Camp 4/1911 2/1913 317 Camp ? 5/1913 331 Camp 8/1909 1/1913 332 Camp 8/1909 1/1913 408 Camp 12/1907 5/1911 411 Camp 12/1907 8/1908 501 Tool 5/1927 9/1936 503 Tool 5/1927 12/1930 507 Tool 10/1927 12/1940 510 Tool 4/1925 12/1940 511 Bunk 10/1914 11/1923 516 Bunk ? ? 535 Tool 11/1927 4/1935 563 Camp 8/1914 1/1928 580 Camp 8/1914 8/1927 The following cars were listed in the ICC Valuation report as having side windows and were likely used as Camp cars: 552, 555, 557, 560, and 563 (all with four 24" x 30" side windows). Also 509 was listed as having four side and two end windows (all 24" x 30" windows). The November 1912 list of cars designated for scrapping during the 1913 purge of outmoded and worn out equipment noted that all the cars were at Baltimore except the following: Being used by Mr. Ruby at Red Lion 309 Being used by contractors at Laurel 314, 317, 319, 323, 335 Being used by Conway Co. at Loch Raven 331, 332 Being used by Gilmore Co. at Summerfield 316 Being used for cattle pen at Brogueville 410 Being used for storage at York 330, 404, 609 The following cars are known to have existed as flat cars during a portion of their existence and due to their small size and capacity probably were not used in interchange service but served as "Work" cars: 308, 312, 314, 319, 323, 333, 334, 335, and 603. See FREIGHT CAR NOTES for dates of service.

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