MONTREAL –
Trains magazine has presented its annual $10,000
Preservation Award to the Washington, D.C., Chapter of the National Railway
Historical Society for the mainline restoration of a Pennsylvania Railroad
passenger car, Collinsville Inn. Restoring a high-capacity
coach will enable DCNRHS to introduce new generations of rail enthusiasts to the
history and excitement of mainline rail travel.
The presentation took place Saturday, November 10 at the annual dinner for the
joint Association of Railway Museums/Tourist Railway Association Inc. in
Montreal.
Budd built
Collinsville Inn as a 21-roomette
sleeper in 1949. It was converted to a coach in time for the 1964 World's Fair
in New York. It later saw service as a commuter car and passed from the Maryland
Department of Transportation to the Chapter in 2008. It has had its Amtrak
40-year-inspection and, following additional mechanical and cosmetic work,
should be roadworthy in 12-18 months.
This year’s project was selected
from more than 75 proposals from across North America. In addition to
volunteer labor, the project is estimated to cost at least $17,900.00. The
remaining funds will be need to be raiised from private donations.
The project will be featured in an upcoming issue of Trains
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Collinsville Inn - Photo by J. Lilly
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