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[Green_Elite_Cab]

A pair of new units to add to my Philadelphia Area commuter roster!

Penn Central / SEPTA Silverliner III (MA-1C)

These cars were purchased by the Pennsylvania railroad in 1968 to bolster its philadelphia area commuter fleet. 20 of these, numbered 220-239, were delivered by the St. Louis Car company. However, the cars had barely had Keystones applied when the PRR merged into Penn Central, making these the last Passenger cars bought by the Pennsylvania railroad. They were also the last "railroad owned" Silverliners. The later Silverliner IVs would feature railroad heralds, but SEPTA owned the units in their entirety.

They could often be seen run in pairs, and in a lashups with the Silverliner II. They were often run between Philadelphia and Harrisburg.

They were outwardly similar to their Budd Company counterparts, the Silverliner II, thought there are differences. Externally, the Silverliner body had a slightly "squarer" Profile. The Windows were also squarer in shape. The cab face also recieved a redesign. The most unusual feature of the Silverliner III cars was the "left handed" engineer's position (on the side with the Penn Central logo). This was meant to be used for a "Pay as you go" method of payment, where engineers would take payment for tickets during off peak hours. This was never implemented.

The Silverliner III Has lead a relatively unexciting career. In fact, the only real modification to the cars has been the addition of ditchlights by SEPTA in recent years. SEPTA has also painted a few with a bright "Yellow" window band, for their "Airport" service, though these tend to move around the system. They are slated for retirement along with the Silverliner II as the new Silverliner Vs come into service.

My models are a pairt of half built IHP examples. They have some work to be done on them, but there is no reason they shouldn't be running in the near future.

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