Augsburg & Concord Railroad Commuter Cars

Recently, the ACRR purchased 3 Bi-Level Commuter cars from the Grand Valley Railroad. After an exchange of emails, President Johnathan Edwards of the GVR shipped these cars, oringinally made by the Con-Cor Transit Corporation to the ACRR for use in commuter service.

 

At the present time, ACRR President and CEO Jeff Shearier says the railroad will be replacing the trucks under the cars, but then put them into immediate revenue service. They will probably be repainted at some point in the future, but exactly when is undetermined at this time.

       ACRR E8, #301, pulls the new equipment on a                     Crossing Hwy 29, south of Wittenberg, the train slows

                  test trip through ACRR territory.                                        to show off the recently obtained equipment.

Included in the purchase is a smooth-side cab car that the           Another picture of the new train crossing Illinois Route 29.

Grand Valley RR obtained from the Chicago & North Western.

The other two cars were orignally owned by the Burlington,       ACRR President and CEO  Jeff Shearier announced

before being sold to the GVRR. One is a coach, the other          that the test run was completed without incident. He looks

is a cab car, designed for push-pull service.                                to the cars being in revenue service.