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Section Cars of the
Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroad

NUMBER SECTION TYPE MAKE BUILDER ENG. NO. CAR NO. RECEIVED RETIRED
1 2 12 Sheffield F-M Co. 2467 11074 11/1914 3/1/1937
1 1 40 Sheffield F-M Co. Y-3676 23544 10/9/20  
1 1 (1) St-2 Fairmont FRM 64924 163883 2/2/44  
1A 5 5-10 Casey Jones NM Co. 4132   6/30/1923 3/1/1937
2               1914?
2 2 (3) St-2 Fairmont FRM 87330 196640 10/30/50  
3 3 12 Sheffield F-M Co. 2288 10029 2/1914 3/1/1937
3 3 44-B Sheffield F-M Co. 20078 40995 12/9/36  
3 3 (4) St-2 Fairmont FRM 83794 191455 1/27/49  
4 4 12 Sheffield F-M Co. 2395 10031 2/1914 3/1/1937
4 4 44-B Sheffield F-M Co. 20083 40993 12/9/36  
4 4 (6) St-2 Fairmont FRM 58548 154743 12/16/41  
5 ---   Sheffield   See Inspection Cars
5 5 (7) St-2 Fairmont FRM 60312 157192 7/31/42  
6 Extra,19'30 12 Fairmont FRM 2398 10032 4/1914 3/1/1937
6 6 (8) St-2 Fairmont FRM 58548 154743 12/16/41  
7 6 12 Sheffield F-M Co. 2400 10030 2/1914 3/1/1937
7 Extra, 1943 44-B Sheffield F-M Co. 20775 41982 8/20/38  
7 7 (10) St-2 Fairmont FRM 60312 157192 7/31/42  
8 8 12 Fairmont FRM 2309 10035 6/1913 3/1/1937
8 8 44-B Sheffield F-M Co. 38641 17808 4/7/30  
8 8 (11) St-2 Fairmont FRM 87379 196641 10/30/50  
9             1914?  
10 Extra, 1943 44-B Sheffield F-M Co. 18001 38640 4/7/30  
10 10 St-2 Fairmont FRM 60670 157809 10/12/42  
11 Extra, 1943 44-B Sheffield F-M Co. 14581 35287 9/14/27 Scrapped by 1943
11 11 S-2 Fairmont FRM 58549 154732 12/16/41  
12 5   "converted"          
12 11 44(-B?) Sheffield F-M Co. 14581 35287 9/14/1927  
13 7, Extra,1943 44-B Sheffield F-M Co. 15748 36421 5/21/1928  
14 8 44-B Sheffield F-M Co. 17808 38641 4/7/1930  
15 10 44-B Sheffield F-M Co. 18001 38640 4/7/1930  
16 3 44-B Sheffield F-M Co.        
17 4 44-B Sheffield F-M Co.        
18 6?, Ex.'43,'50 44-B Sheffield F-M Co. 20079 40994 12/9/36  
19 Extra, 1943 12 Sheffield F-M Co. 9944 2286 Pump Cars - rebuilt from parts of six #12 cars, 1937
20 Extra, 1943 12 Sheffield F-M Co. 10030 2400
20 ---   Thomas Flyer   See Inspection Cars
21                
22                
23 ---   Studebaker   See Inspection Cars
24 1 40 Sheffield F-M Co. Y-3676 23544 10/9/1920  
25 ---   Hupmobile   See Inspection Cars
26 B&B 40 Sheffield F-M Co. Y-7605 28468 10/23/1923 3/1/1937
27 *Gen.Supv. 40-B Sheffield F-M Co. 14407 35412 3/18/1927  
28 Extra, 1943 40-B Sheffield F-M Co. 19983 40824 11/27/36  
29 B&B 40-B Sheffield F-M Co. 20827 41711 10/4/40  
30 B&B A-3 Fairmont FRM 311168 154747 12/17/41  
50 *B&B M-19 Fairmont FRM 55851 150616 1/31/41  
51 *Extra, 1943 M-19 Fairmont FRM 60007 156313 5/22/42  

*27 - B&B Gang in 10/1943, noted as wrecked
*50 - Lineman, 1950
*51 - J.H.D., 1950

Numbers in parentheses refer to old Section Numbers prior to 1950.

F-M Co. - Fairbanks-Morse Co.
FRM - Fairmont Railway Motors
NM Co. - Northwestern Motor Co.

NOTE: The bulk of this information was taken from lists dated June 20, 1930, October 25, 1943 and December 1, 1950.

NOTES FROM AFEs:

24 B&B   AFE 190, 10/1920, Motor Car for B&B Gang
27 Gen.Supv. 40-B AFE 397, 2/1/1927, (retire converted Motor Car 12, Sec. 5)
12 11 44 AFE 412, 8/1/1927, Sheffield Motor Car for Section 11
      Annual Report for 1914 - Purchased 8 Motor Cars

PUSH CAR ROSTER

SECTION TYPE BUILDER CAR NO. RECEIVED
1 (1)   F-M Co.    
3 (2)   F-M Co.    
4 (3) 35 F-M Co. 5670 10/2/42
6 (4)   F-M Co.    
7 (5) 35 F-M Co. 5378 8/18/41
8 (6) 35 F-M Co. 5467 12/4/41
10 (7) 35 F-M Co. 5763 1/1/43
11 (8) 35 F-M Co. 5284 1/21/41
B&B 35 F-M Co. 5285 1/21/41

This information is from lists dated October 25, 1943 and December 1, 1950

Section Numbers shown in parentheses refer to renumbered Sections as of 1950.


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