About the Project
The goal of this project is to refurbish coach #1009 for use on our excursion trains. This refurbishment is being done with the goal
of maintaining as much of the original appearance of the coach as possible, while recognizing the need to meet modern safety standards,
and making the best possible use of our resources.
This project is exciting for many reasons. Among them, #1009 is the first passenger equipment owned by the Black River Railroad Historical Trust (BRRHT)
and will be the first "new" coach added to the BR&W fleet in almost two decades! This is evidence of our current efforts to increase
the quality of our passenger accomodations on all of our excursion trains.
About the Coach
Coach #1009 is a 78 seat coach built in 1923 by American Car & Foundry for the Central Railroad of New Jersey (CNJ). It saw heavy use in commuter service from the 1920's through the end of CNJ passenger service. As built, the coach had a mahogany interior, which was later painted over in white and green by the CNJ in the early 1960's as part of an effort to "improve" and modernize their passenger fleet. The BRRHT acquired the coach from Steamtown National Historic Site in the mid 2000's and moved it by rail and road to our facilities in Ringoes, NJ. Additional historical information about #1009 will be posted here as our research progresses.
The oldest images are at the top of this page. Scroll down for the newest images and news!
Last update June 19, 2012.
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| 1009 at Phillipsburg, NJ being prepared for the highway trip to Ringoes, NJ. | ||
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| Finally underway to Ringoes around a tight corner and passing an old Blue Comet car on I-78. | ||
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| The CNJ painted over the beautiful original wood. We're stripping off the paint, slowly but surely! | ||
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Left: The CNJ replaced the window glass with green-tinted material that we're switching back to glass.
Center: These stained glass windows were boarded over by the CNJ. Right: The seat-ends have all been ground down to bare metal and refinished. |
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Left: One of the refurbished luggage racks.
Center: This new furnace will replace the car's original steam heat. Right: The roof has been stripped and patched, and paint is in progress. |
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Left: Completed metal work on the south-east corner.
Center: Working on repairing/sealing support columns. Right: Chipping old tar and debris off the roof was a painstaking task. |
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Left: One last look at the east side before primer and paint are applied.
Center: Dick Hague is the project manager - he's doing a great job keeping us moving along! Right: The repaired and painted roof is gleaming! |
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Left: And paint stripping continues...it feels like this will never end!
Center: The trucks look like new in fresh black paint. Right: The southeast corner in primer. |
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Left: Old and new - the old oxidized paint on top, and fresh shiny paint below.
Center: About 75% of the east side is painted. The rest should be finished on Tuesday June 19. Right: 1009 is dedicated to our late friend and fellow-railroader, John Konn. |
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Left: A view down the east side of the coach after painting was completed.
Center: The northeast corner of the coach after painting was completed. |
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