Amtrak Photo Archive
the Metroliners

an unofficial Amrak site


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Ordered by the PRR in 1966 from Budd. Actual service started on the Penn Central in 1969.

These self propelled cars came in three configurations – 76 seat coach, 60 seat coach/snack and 34 seat club

In 1979 some were rebuilt in 72 seat coach, 56 seat coach /snack and 48 seat club

800-830 were coaches

850-869 were coach /snack

880-889 were club cars
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Location & Information
 Date
 Photo Credit
 December 1967
issued By Penn Central in 1969 at the inauguration
of Metroliner Service 
 1969
from the
collection of
Albert Phleep
 New Carrollton MD
 April 1979
Dick Leonhardt  
Baltimore MD
June 1978  
Dick Leonhardt  
Elizabeth NJ
Oct 24, 1975
Harv Kahn
 Trenton NJ
 Oct 1972
 from the
collection of
Joseph Testagrosa
 Aberdeen MD
June 1978 
Dick Leonhardt  
 Baltimore MD
 Sept 11, 1980
 from the
collection of
Joseph Testagrosa
(SZ)
 
 815
 Metuchen NJ
 August 1, 1976
 Paul DeLuca
 
 815
 Wilmington DE
 July 2, 1977
  from the
collection of
Joseph Testagrosa
(em)
 
  818
 Elizebeth NJ
Oct 17, 1975 
Harv Han 
 
Baltimore MD
June 1978  
Dick Leonhardt  
 Princeton Jct NJ
 August 1, 1976
 Paul DeLuca
 
 823
 South Elizebeth NJ
Aug 7, 1980 
  from the
collection of
Joseph Testagrosa
(em)
 Baltimore MD
 Sept 11, 1980
 from the
collection of
Joseph Testagrose
 826
 New Haven CT
 Bob Redden
 828
 829
 Mwas
 Oct 1974
 Dick Leonhardt  
850 Wilmington DE May 29. 1999 Jeff Lubchansky
 Beltway MD
February 1978
 Dick Leonhardt  
 New Carrollton MD
April 1979 
Dick Leonhardt  
852 Wilmington DE May 29, 1999 Jeff Lubchansky
 New Carrollton MD
 April 1979 
Dick Leonhardt 
856 Wilmington DE May 29, 1999 Jeff Lubchansky
Beltway MD
February 1978
Dick Leonhardt 
Baltimore MD
 June 1979 
Dick Leonhardt 
860 Strasburg PA
Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania		 April 20, 2002 Jeff Lubchansky
862 Wilmigton DE Sept 29, 1999 Jeff Lubchansky
864 Wilmington DE May 29, 1999 Jeff Lubchansky
 Elizabeth NJ
 Nov 17, 1976
 Paul DeLuca
869 Wilmington DE May 29, 1999 Jeff Lubchansky
Baltimore MD
August 1977 
Dick Leonhardt  
Baltimore MD
Sept 1980
 from the
collection of
Joseph Testagrosa
(SZ)
Aberdeen MD
June 1978 
Dick Leonhardt 
Wilmington DE
May 15, 1977
  from the
collection of
Joseph Testagrosa
(EM)
Baltimore MD
June 1978  
Dick Leonhardt  
 Harrison NJ
Nov 17, 1980
SZ
 unknown location
 June 1976
 from the
collection of
Jim Hebner
New Carrollton MD
April 1979 
Dick Leonhardt  



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This archive was first accessed August 1996