The
Long Island Rail Road N52A Hacks |
Hack Interior View |
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Thanks to Gary Frakash input on the diagram - "B" end to the right | |||
Long
Island Rail Road N52 Cabin Cars by Bob Kaelin
The Keystone Summer of
1987-issue 20-#2.
On page 31 is a story by Bob Kaelin about the N52(a) hacks.
It turns out that the cars built in 1916/1917 were built by the LIRR
#34-38. LIRR #39 which is the car in the caboose data book lead photo with that
"thing" on the roof is a part of the 2nd series of hacks and
were built by ACF LIRR #39-48 6/22-7/22. LIRR #16-#33 all built in May 1925 by PSC do not seem to have this anomoly and
LIRR #10-#15 all built in Feb 1927 by ACF (again) do not have the
"thing" either. Maybe it was tried and failed or it became a height
restriction and changed for the later models.
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REMEMBRANCES of LIRR CLASS N52 CABIN CARS
by Bob Kaelin |
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N52A Hack Photos | |||
LIRR #11 HolbanYd, Hollis 6/24/1956 |
LIRR #12 06/24/1956 Photo: Art Huneke |
LIRR #14 11/2003 RMLI Greenport, NY Photo: Joseph A. Tischner |
LIRR #20 Holban Yd, Hollis c. 1954 |
LIRR #29 Holban Yd, Hollis 6/24/1956 |
LIRR #30 Oyster Bay 1940 |
LIRR #42 Kings Park Archive: Kings Park Museum |
LIRR #43 Morris Park 03/20/1956 Photo: Bill Rugen |
LIRR #43 Greenport 10/05/1958 Photo: Bill Rugen |
LIRR #45 Hicksville 07/31/1937 |
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LIRR
N52A Wooden Cabooses were the last order of wooden cabin cars the LIRR would order.
While records indicate that other companies like the Pressed Steel Car Co built some as early as 1916, most of the N-52A’s were built by the American Car & Foundry during the second half of the 1920s. While they were wooden sheathed, they did indeed feature steel framing. They were assigned relatively low roster numbers. The class served well for decades with most seeing retirement in the late 1950’s with No. 14 remaining on the active roster until the early 60's. During 1962, Numbers 12, 14, and 29 were photographed leaving the LIRR. Number 29 had been sold to the Seashore Electric Railway located in Maine. |