ME 5603         
Built by Budd in 1946 as a 56 seat coach for the Florida East Coast Railway & named Jacksonville. To Seaboard Air Line in 1965 & numbered 6263. To Seaboard Coast Line #5627. Transferred to Amtrak and renumbered 5627. It was sold in 1985 to Denver Railcar, r/b into a 54-seat coach and served in tourist service in Canada before being purchased by the Morristown & Erie Railway in 2003 to operate on the Maine Eastern Railroad. Renumbered ME 1003 & named Magnolia. The car returned to New Jersey in 2016 and was renumbered 5603 and had its new name applied, Ridgedale.
Date: 1/6/2018 Location: Whippany, NJ Views: 233 Collection Of:   Kevin Painter
Author:  Kevin Painter
ME 5603
Picture Categories: This picture is part of album:  Shortlines 2018
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Jerry LaBoda General Number applied by Seaboard... no FEC coaches carried numbers while on that line. Beautiful shots!!! Thanks for sharing them!!! 1/9/2018 6:11:07 PM

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