Being a Burlington modeler I am no expert on Aerotrains (the Brotherhood's
early experience with Shovelnoses precluded us having models of Burlington
RDCs and other neat stuff), but I believe that there were only two complete
trainsets - GM T-1 and GM T-2 (1955) (locomotive model LWT12 nos. 1000 and
1001. The Rock Island had an extra locomotive built in 1956 which pulled a
set of Talgo cars (the "Jet Rocket") and this unit was exclusive to the
Rock. The 1000 operated on the PRR. The 1001 was leased to the NYC, was
tested on the AT&SF and ended up on the UP as the City of Las Vegas. Both
were returned to EMD in 1957 and were sold to the RI, ending up as the worst
way to commute to and from Joliet.
Charlie Vlk
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Webber" <zephyr1@a...>
To: <BRHSlist@egroups.com>
Sent: Friday, December 22, 2000 3:27 PM
Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Re: Aerotrain?
> At 03:22 PM 12/22/00 -0600, you wrote:
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> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: <cttnghmrl@a...>
> >To: <BRHSlist@egroups.com>
> >Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2000 4:07 PM
> >Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Re: Aerotrain?
> >
> >CRI&P eventually got all three Aerotrain sets (numbered 1-3) and used
them
> >in commuter service (the Peoria ["Jet"] Rocket being re-equipped with
> >standard lightweights). All three were offered to rail museums, but the
> >only current whereabouts I know is the Nat'l Museum of Transportation in
St.
> >Louis -
> >
> >Marshall
> >
> Don't know why this just dropped in - however...Green Bay has portions of
a
> set - in fact I have a photo of a little critter (ply,mouth? Whitcomb?)
> pulling one of the cars around their loop. An interesting change of pace
> from your typical museum fare...
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