On Saturday the 9th, Scranton Transit #505 was moved from the ECTM shop at PNC Field to the Stourbridge Railroad facility in Honesdale, PA. Stourbridge has experience restoring heavyweight passenger cars and can handle many specialized repairs that the 505 will require, such as hot riveting and woodwork.
Around 9 am, Road Scholar Transport of Dunmore arrived with a drop deck trailer to begin loading. Blocking was positioned under the bolsters and the shell was secured to the trailer.
Leaving the shop, Car #505 passes by Scranton Railway #324, the only other known surviving Scranton passenger car. Car #324 is nearing completion but still needs some more work before she can move under her own power.
On arriving in Honesdale, the Stourbridge crew secured slings to the bolsters and used a lift at each end to suspend the body enough to clear the trailer.
With the trailer out of the way, one end was lowered and secured to a bogie cart.
The other lift was repositioned, and the car body was very carefully guided into the shop.
A smooth operation thanks to the crews at ECTM, Stourbridge, and Road Scholar Transport. It has taken the 505 Group most of a year to put this move together, but we are very happy to have found an experienced shop so close to home. As an added bonus, any funds that we spend during this phase also help a neighboring preservation rail line. For more information please contact Trolley505@yahoo.com
For video footage: https://wnep.com/2019/02/09/tr...roject-making-moves/
