Union Pacific Railroad Office Car Special-Dinner Train Operated On Pt Jervis Line And Moodna Viaduct

New York, June 3, 2018 –

A special Dinner and inspection Office Car Special Train was operated by Norfolk-Southern for VIP's over the ex-Erie, NS, now Metro-North Railroad Port Jervis Line that passed over the famous Moodna Viaduct as an added treat for riders. The Union Pacific Railroad vintage car fleet was imported from its home base of Cheyenne, Wyoming earlier in the week.
 The train departed from Croxton Yard in New Jersey and traveled directly to Metro-North’s Harriman Station to allow passengers to board from chartered buses beginning at 5:30 pm.

The UPRR train was led by a pair of SD-70AH with engine number 1943 that painted in honor of all branches of the American military and UPRR US Flag unit #9082. These units were followed by observation/inspection car Idaho, Diner City of Denver, Diner Overland, Dome lounge City of San Francisco, Dome lounge Harriman, Staff Car Omaha, Staff Sleeper Columbia River, Staff car Willie James and head-end power car #2066 with HEP generator facing rearward (which must be used to supply power to passenger cars when pulled by a freight locomotive).

The train did a slow ‘roll by’ at the Moodna Viaduct before the engines were moved for the trip south where passengers disembarked at Harriman Station before returning to Croxton Yard.

                   Photos/story by Joseph M. Calisi ©2018 All Rights Reserved