Non-Revenue Equipment of the
Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroad
| No. 2000 | Old No.: B&L 1000 | Built: May, 1895 | In Service: February, 1901 |
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Retired in 1916. |
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| No. 2001 | Old No.: M&PA 1001 | Built: May, 1895 | In Service: January, 1903 |
| NOTES:
Converted from boxcar 419. Wrecked on the M&PA, retired in December, 1917. |
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| No. 2002 | Old No.: M&PA 1002 | Built: September, 1905 | In Service: September, 1905 |
| NOTES:
Was built in the M&PA shop. A side door was added in 1961. Saw only emergency use after November, 1967. Sold in 1972, converted into a home in Woodbine (then Bruce). PHOTO - PHOTO |
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| No. 2003 | Old No.: K&M 65 | Built: September, 1901 | In Service: December, 1917 |
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Built by the Toledo & Ohio Central. Rebuilt by the M&PA in 1936. Sold to Steam Trains, Inc. in February, 1965. Was acquired by the Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroad Preservation Society in April, 1992 from the Red Caboose Motel in Strasburg. PHOTO - PHOTO |
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| No. 2004 | Old No.: K&M 71 | Built: October, 1909 | In Service: May, 1918 |
| NOTES:
Built by the Kanawa & Michigan. Scrapped in April, 1937. |
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| No. 2005 | Old No.: P&LE 114 | Built: April, 1899 | In Service: January, 1925 |
| NOTES:
Rebuilt in May, 1907 and January, 1970. Sold to Lincoln Heritage, Inc. in Gettysburg, PA. PHOTO - PHOTO |
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| No. 2006 | Old No.: PRR 476582 | Built: April, 1910 | In Service: March, 1937 |
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PRR Class ND. Cost $275.00 plus expenses for painting, locks, etc. Sold to Lynford Swearer and delivered to Strasburg Railroad in 1959. At Strasburg RR car was numbered C-2, and later 11. Sold to C. F. Caldwell in 1972. Restored to PRR livery, numbered 47682, and put on display at the Western Maryland depot at New Oxford, PA. PHOTO - PHOTO |
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| No. 2007 | Old No.: RDG 92947 | Built: October, 1942 | In Service: November, 1967 |
| NOTES:
Reading class NMn. Purchased from George Hart for $1,000.00 and retained the number 21 until July, 1968. Donated to the Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroad Preservation Society in September, 2000. Delivered by truck to the Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroad Preservation Society at Muddy Creek Forks on February 17, 2001. PHOTO |
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| Caboose Notes:
2000, 2001 and 2002 were renumbered from 1000, 1001 and 1002 on November 18, 1911. |
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Old Numbers |
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| No. A | Old No.: B&L 11 | Type: Camp Car | In Service: February, 1901 |
| NOTES:
Destroyed February, 1904. |
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| No. A | Old No.: YS 12 | Type: Bunk Car | In Service: June, 1906 |
| NOTES:
Scrapped December, 1928. |
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| No. B | Old No.: B&L 107 | Type: Camp Car | In Service: February, 1901 |
| NOTES:
Retired February, 1904. |
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| No. C | Old No.: B&L 301 | Type: Camp Car | In Service: February, 1901 |
| NOTES:
Scrapped in 1916. |
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| No. D | Old No.: YS 2 | Type: Camp Car | In Service: February, 1901 |
| NOTES:
Converted to Baggage 42 August, 1903. |
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| No. 1 | Old No.: YS 13 | Type: Camp Car | In Service: 1903-04 |
| NOTES:
Scrapped October, 1908. |
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| No. 1 | Old No.: M&PA 502 | Type: Flatcar | In Service: June, 1913 |
| NOTES:
Scrapped December, 1928. |
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| No. 2 | Old No.: YS 14 | Type: Camp Car | In Service: June, 1906 |
| NOTES:
Retired March 1919. Scrapped in 1914. |
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| No. 2 | Old No.: M&PA 2 | Type: Camp Car | In Service: December, 1923 |
| NOTES:
Retired December, 1928. |
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| No. 3 | Old No.: YS 1 | Type: Camp Car | In Service: |
| NOTES:
Retired March, 1919. Scrapped in 1914. |
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| No. 16 | Old No.: M&PA 16 | Type: Camp Car | In Service: December, 1937 |
| NOTES:
Renumbered X7 April, 1943. |
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| No. X1 | Old No.: M&PA 104 | Type: Pile driver | In Service: 1906 |
| NOTES:
Returned to flat car 104 January, 1913. |
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| No. X2 | Old No.: M&PA 42 | Type: Tool Car | In Service: October, 1906 |
| NOTES:
Scrapped October, 1910. |
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| No. X3 | Old No.: M&PA 41 | Type: Tool Car | In Service: March, 1910 |
| NOTES:
Scrapped January, 1913. |
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| No. ?? | Old No.: | Type: Ditcher | In Service: February, 1918 |
| NOTES:
ex Gulf & Ship Island. Retired December, 1929. |
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| No. ?? | Old No.: B&L 11 | Type: Tool Car | In Service: |
| NOTES:
Car shown on 1911 roster as destroyed October, 1906, otherwise unidentified |
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| Work Car Notes:
Ditcher (American #227) was built in April 1907. Purchased from Southern Iron & Equipment Co. for $4,000.00 in November 1917, and delivered in February 1918. A 3/4 yard clam bucket was purchased in 1918. |
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New Numbers |
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| No. X1 | Old No.: AC&Y X990 | Type: Wrecker | In Service: March, 1939 |
| NOTES:
Retired 1979. Built by Industrial Brownhoist, #624, in 1899, rebuilt in October, 1928. Sold or donated at least once prior to 1990. However it was too heavy to be moved economically over poor roads and sat in York off of North Queen Street until scrapping began April, 1997. Scrapping was not completed until January, 1998. PHOTO |
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| No. X2 | Old No.: AC&Y X985 | Type: Idler | In Service: March, 1939 |
| NOTES:
Rebuilt to Flat 125 November, 1941. |
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| No. X2 | Old No.: M&PA 152 | Type: Idler | In Service: October, 1941 |
| NOTES:
Renumbered X8 February, 1945. |
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| No. X2 | Old No.: M&PA 1155 | Type: Idler | In Service: October, 1970 |
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Renumbered X9 from October 1970 to December 1970. PHOTO |
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| No. X3 | Old No.: M&PA 703 | Type: Tool Car | In Service: December, 1940 |
| NOTES:
Scrapped August, 1955. PHOTO |
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| No. X4 | Old No.: M&PA 712 | Type: Tool Car | In Service: December, 1940 |
| NOTES:
Scrapped August, 1955. PHOTO |
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| No. X5 | Old No.: M&PA 726 | Type: Tool Car | In Service: December, 1940 |
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Became tool car April, 1935. Scrapped October, 1957. PHOTO |
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| No. X6 | Old No.: M&PA 118 | Type: Rail loader | In Service: March, 1943 |
| NOTES:
Retired December, 1969. PHOTO |
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| No. X7 | Old No.: M&PA 16 | Type: Camp Car | In Service: April, 1943 |
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Retired June, 1953. Used as shed at Fallston January, 1954. PHOTO |
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| No. X8 | Old No.: M&PA X2 | Type: Idler | In Service: February, 1945 |
| NOTES:
Rebuilt to Flat 153 January, 1955. |
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| No. X9 | Old No.: CB&Q 10111 | Type: Idler | In Service: December, 1953 |
| NOTES:
Built September, 1927. Retired December, 1970. Not scrapped until after September, 1971, to Muddy Creek Bridge to reinforce creek bank. PHOTO |
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| No. X9 | Old No.: M&PA X2 | Type: Idler | In Service: October, 1970 |
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Sold to Early American Steam Engine Society in Windsor, PA in 1990. PHOTO |
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| No. X10 | Old No.: CB&Q 11067 | Type: Idler | In Service: January, 1955 |
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Built April, 1925. Sold to Willis Katorie, Bruce, PA, April, 1983. PHOTO |
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| No. X11 | Old No.: NJI&I 78103 | Type: Idler | In Service: February, 1956 |
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Built September, 1927. Sold to Joseph Corasaniti, Baltimore, MD, April, 1983. Donated to the Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroad Preservation Society, delivered to Muddy Creek Forks in Spring, 2005. PHOTO |
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| No. X12 | Old No.: M&PA 110 | Type: Rail loader | In Service: October, 1969 |
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Sold to Early American Steam Engine Society in Windsor, PA in 1990. PHOTO |
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| No. X15 | Old No.: | Type: Weed sprayer | In Service: March, 1947 |
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Formerly X12. Purchased new. Retired. PHOTO |
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| No. X127 | Old No.: MPA 127 | Type: Flatcar | In Service: early 1994 |
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Formerly Northern Pacific flat car 14497. PHOTO |
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| No. X130 | Old No.: MPA 127 | Type: Ballast Car | In Service: November, 1976 |
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Built October 1937. Rebuilt 1959. Sold to Northern Central Railway, New Freedom, PA, May, 1996. PHOTO |
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| No. X131 | Old No.: WM 1571 | Type: Ballast Car | In Service: November, 1976 |
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Built May 1940. Rebuilt 1961. Sold to Northern Central Railway, New Freedom, PA, May, 1996. PHOTO |
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| Work Car Notes:
Flat 126 rebuilt in September, 1968 and numbered X12 until October, 1969. X12 - rebuilt October, 1969 and existed for several months as a flat before receiving hoist equipment.
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| No. 301 | Old No.: | Built: 1914 | In Service: November, 1917 |
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Retired January, 1952. Possibly scrapped April, 1950. |
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| No. 302 | Old No.: | Built: 1914 | In Service: November, 1917 |
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Retired October, 1970. Sold to Strasburg RR January 5, 1971. PHOTO |
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| No. MM 1 | Old No.: CTN RR | Built: | In Service: July, 1937 |
| NOTES:
Sold by Maryland Marble as junk. |
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| Air Dump Car Notes:
301 and 302 built by Kilbourne & Jacobs and purchased from General Equipment Co. to handle the disposal of waste material from the Maryland Marble Co. quarry at Cardiff. Capacity 16 cubic yards. MM 1 purchased by Maryland Marble Co. to assist the two M&PA dump cars. Capacity 30 cubic yards. Built by Western Wheeled Scraper Co. |
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Notes on Non-Revenue Equipment
In addition to the two series (old and new) of work service cars, the following cars were used in company service without the benefit of renumbering. They are listed by number with dates assigned to "Work" service. The last date is also, in most cases, the date the car was scrapped. The terms "Tool" and "Bunk" are self explanatory, but "Camp" appears to be a catch-all term and the configuration of the car is uncertain.
| Number | Type | In Work Service | Out of Service |
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| Coach 16 | Camp Car | December, 1937 | April, 1943 |
| Combine 2 | Work Car | December, 1923 | December, 1928 |
| 309 | Camp Car | May, 1911 | after February, 1913 |
| 310 | Camp Car | December, 1907 | May, 1908 |
| 316 | Camp Car | April, 1911 | February, 1913 |
| 317 | Camp Car | ? | May, 1913 |
| 331 | Camp Car | August, 1909 | January, 1913 |
| 332 | Camp Car | August, 1909 | January, 1913 |
| 408 | Camp Car | December, 1907 | May, 1911 |
| 411 | Camp Car | December, 1907 | August, 1908 |
| 501 | Tool Car | May, 1927 | September, 1936 |
| 503 | Tool Car | May, 1927 | December, 1930 |
| 507 | Tool Car | October, 1927 | December, 1940 |
| 510 | Tool Car | April, 1925 | December, 1940 |
| 511 | Bunk Car | October, 1914 | November, 1923 |
| 516 | Bunk Car | ? | ? |
| 535 | Tool Car | November, 1927 | April, 1935 |
| 563 | Camp Car | August, 1914 | January, 1928 |
| 580 | Camp Car | August, 1914 | August, 1927 |
The following cars were listed in the ICC Valuation report as having side windows and were likely used as Camp cars: 552, 555, 557, 560, and 563 (all with four 24" x 30" side windows). Also 509 was listed as having four side and two end windows (all 24" x 30" windows).
The November, 1912 list of cars designated for scrapping during the 1913 purge of outmoded and worn out equipment noted that all the cars were at Baltimore except the following:
- Being used by Mr. Ruby at Red Lion - 309
- Being used by contractors at Laurel - 314, 317, 319, 323, 335
- Being used by Conway Co. at Loch Raven - 331, 332
- Being used by Gilmore Co. at Summerfield - 316
- Being used for cattle pen at Brogueville - 410
- Being used for storage at York - 330, 404, 609
The following cars are known to have existed as flat cars during a portion of their existence and due to their small size and capacity probably were not used in interchange service but served as "Work" cars: 308, 312, 314, 319, 323, 333, 334, 335, and 603. See FREIGHT CAR NOTES for dates of service.
Data has been gathered from various sources, including Annual Reports, AFEs, the M&PA's Shop Book and photographs.
Information compiled by the late Charles T. Mahan, Jr.
