| Delivered on February 18, 1948, the "Braddock Inn" was a 21 roomette sleeper for the Pennsylvania Railroad, operating on “The Iron City Express.” When delivered, she wore a bright Tuscan Red coat with gold lettering and a black roof. Over the years the car was reconfigured as a sleeper, coach, café-parlor and ultimately back to first class service to meet the needs of the various railroads including New Jersey Transit and Maryland Department of Transportation MARC Train Service. While in service for MARC, the Bradford operated as a parlor/lounge car on an express commuter train between Washington, D.C. and Martinsburg, WV, where seats were highly sought after and often fully occupied. Now owned by the Collis P. Huntington Railroad Historical Society, the Braddock Inn is part of a working pool of passenger cars that are used on private excursions including the New River Train Excursion. |