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It is a Track Inspection car. These Inspection cars were used by CPR Division Superintendents and General Managers to conduct inspections of the railway's property. The CPR had several Packard Track inspection cars they also used Cadillac's and Buicks.
These inspections always brought a certain amount of trepidation as railway officials often reined terror upon hapless lower ranking officials and employees for anything that didn't please them.
It's lots of fun until you see the great big head light in the tunnel.
Yes it is. The ad says it is Mounted on a 1985 E350 chassis.
I searched but could find no information on a 1951 Econoline, sooooo, must be a '61 (first year of production)? Nope. '61's didn't have side marker lights. It's all '85 Econoline except for the cab and clip.
A Packard railcar. Somebody said it was a taxi but I think that the number is a require railroad ID. Probably for some railroad tycoon? Nice car though.
I searched but could find no information on a 1951 Econoline, sooooo, must be a '61 (first year of production)? Nope. '61's didn't have side marker lights. It's all '85 Econoline except for the cab and clip.
Apparently some clarification is in order here. I was joking when I said it was a 1951 Econoline.
