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Bamberger
Railroad 127
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High-Speed Interurban Car
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- John Smatlak photo -
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One of five cars built in 1931 for the Fonda, Johnstown and
Gloversville Railroad, a 33-mile line between Gloversville and
Schenectady, New York. This light-weight electric interurban car is built
almost entirely of aluminum and had a top speed of 75 m.p.h.
The streamlined carbody was developed with the aid of wind-tunnel
testing, earning the design its “Bullet Car” nickname. All five cars
were resold in 1939 to the Bamberger Railroad for service between Salt
Lake City and Ogden, Utah, where they served until 1953.
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Links: Bamberger Railroad photo album from Don's Rail Photos web site Bamberger Railroad page on Utah Rails.net Biography of Simon Bamberger on Utah History to go Brill Bullets on the Fonda, Johnstown & Gloversville RR |
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Page updated 7/16/09 |