Guilford Township near Fayetteville in Franklin County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Pennsylvania Railroad Class N5C Cabin Car

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 3, 2020

1. Pennsylvania Railroad Class N5C Cabin Car Marker

Inscription. Built in June 1942 in Altoona as number 477951, this caboose (known as a cabin car to PRR employees) served the PRR as well as the Penn Central and Conrail into the mid 1980s. After being retired, it was purchased by the Cumberland Valley Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society in October 1987. This cabin car was restored by the Cumberland Valley Chapter as a tribute to the employees of the Pennsylvania Railroad.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1942.

Location. 39° 54.768′ N, 77° 34.434′ W. Marker is near Fayetteville, Pennsylvania, in Franklin County. It is in Guilford Township. It can be reached from Lincoln Way East (U.S. 30) 0.7 miles west of Dymond Avenue, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3050 Lincoln Way E, Fayetteville PA 17222, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast,

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in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Miner Station (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Quincy Railroad Station (about 500 feet away); Pleasures of Roadside Dining (approx. one mile away); Highway Enterprise (approx. one mile away); White Church Replica (approx. 2.6 miles away); Gettysburg Campaign (approx. 3 miles away); Patrick Gass (approx. 3.2 miles away); The Gass House (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fayetteville.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 3, 2020

2. Pennsylvania Railroad Class N5C Cabin Car Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 4, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 847 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 4, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.