Sperry Rail Service Cars

SRS 134, W.J. Gallagher, parked in the yard at Bluefield, WV on 5 October 2002. A crewmember on the car was kind enough to give fellow railfan Robb Fisher and I a personalized guided tour of the car that evening. Some detail pictures (interior and exterior):  Rear Console View  Rear Console View  Crew Lounge Area  Front Drivers View  Computer bank behind rear console  Closeup of Sensors  Closeup of Sensors  Closeup of Sensors  Front headlight closeup I also took this picture of UP 4876 from the doorway of the sperry car.

SRS 145

SRS 145, Bob McGuire, parked in the weeds at Radford, VA on 23 August 2002.

For lots of interesting facts and details about sperry rail cars, visit the following two seb sites:

The Un-official Sperry Rail Service web site.

Matt Conrad's Sperry Rail Service FAQ.

And of course, the official Sperry Rail Service site is at http://www.sperryrail.com/.

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