As I was headed home from a train show this afternoon in Monroeville, I drove past the B&P’s yard and shops in Butler. There were five passenger cars in the yard. One was in PRR livery, the “Francis J. McGrath 7135”. The next had no road name, but the car name was “City of Orrville” and the reporting marks were RPCX 104. The next was in Wheeling & Lake Erie markings, but I couldn’t make out the car name. The fourth was white and read “Capital Passenger Car.” The fifth was parked by the shop building and the only marking I could see was BUCKEYE. I figure they’re headed either for an excursion trip on some other RR, or to somewhere for restoration. Any ideas?
The July 22nd edition of the Pittsburgh Post Gazette has an article titled “Old railroad line chugs back into service” which states that yesterday various VIP’s were invited to travel 16 miles along the tracks from Indiana to Homer City on five passenger cars brought in for the occasion and pulled by two orange Buffalo & Pittsburgh engines. The occasion was to celebrate the newly restored line, which will carry coal from the Clementine Mine in Clinton, Armstrong County to the Homer City Generating Station. I think this might be the answer to your inquiry.
Chip (Spacemouse), who lives in Indiana, PA, already reported on it yesterday. The train was pulled by two twin SW1500’s. The governor of PA was supposedly riding on board to inaugerate the opening of a new branch line. Here’s the link with pics:
