Well hello T.E.T. fans, best wishes on this rather cold and dreary Tuesday here in central Texas. Today I have a somewhat old "tail end" for my post, although this one was restored in the late 80's as I bought it in the same time period at a flea market in Doylestown, PA in very rough condition. The 182 Standard Gauge Observation car was made between 1911 - 1921. This example most likely dates from about 1918 to 1921 as it has a short observation platform and (IAW Greenberg's Guide) a "Type 9 fan design with an embossed railing top and bottom" on the short platform.
Here is a side view, note that this car is missing the clerestory celluloid lining but it does have the full punch out. Note also that the trucks are sitting outside of the rail. That is because although I have some small amount of standard gauge trains, I can no longer run them as I do not have the space. Hence it is sitting on 0-gauge rail.
Here is a side view of the rear platform. This is the so called "short" platform, the long platform found on earlier cars is about 2X the length of the short.
Here is a close up of the so called "fan design" platform railing. The short platform railing has an embossed edge top and bottom.
NoNote that the full set that I have has two 180 coaches plus the observation and is pulled by a # 53 electric motor (4 wheel variant).
Best wishes for a great week
Don
