| The three cars in this photo belonged to the NRHS-New Orleans Chapter, and two chapter members proudly display a toilet they had successfully removed from one of the cars. The cars were originally built for the New York Central and wear the paint scheme of their previous owner, Grueninger Travel Service of Indianapolis. While the paint scheme looks very much like the Great Northern's BIG SKY BLUE image, there was no relationship between the travel service and that railroad. The car in the foreground is the 4-bedroom/4-compartment/2-drawing room car GOV. OLIVER P. MORTON. It was built in 1938 as New York Central IMPERIAL CHATEAU, renamed INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE in 1949, and retired by the NYC in 1965. Coupled to it is another 4-4-2, the GOV. HENRY F. SCHRICKER, built in 1940 as NYC IMPERIAL EMBLEM and retired in 1962. On the right is 6-double-bedroom/buffet/lounge GOV. PAUL V. McNUTT, built in 1938 as NYC HONEOYE FALLS and retired in 1965. All of the Grueninger cars were named after governors of Indiana. The cars were parked at the Southern Railway's former Louisiana Southern yard in the 6200 block of St. Claude Avenue. |