New Haven
"STATE" Series
Bedroom Lounge Cars
in LIRR Parlor Car Service


LIRR leased PINE TREE STATE and NUTMEG STATE for the 1968 season.
LIRR also may have leased STATE series bedroom lounge cars in 1966 and 1967.


New Haven's NUTMEG STATE, in LIRR parlor car service, at Bay Shore
Photo/scan by Steve Hoskins

New Haven's PINE TREE STATE, in LIRR parlor car service, at Richmond Hill.
Photo/scan by Steve Hoskins

ALCO Century 420 locomotive 210 leads a train across the bridge over the Shinnecock Canal.
A New Haven STATE series bedroom lounge car, in parlor service, is the first car in the consist.
Photo/scan by Steve Hoskins

A trio of Alco Century 420 locomotives lead the Cannonball eastward.
A New Haven STATE series bedroom lounge car is the first car in the consist.
It appears that the service door across from the buffet is open;
perhaps the air conditioning has failed and the crew is attempting to ventilate the car.
Photo/scan by Richard Glueck

A New Haven STATE series bedroom lounge car is visible to the left
of heavyweight parlor car WANTAGH in this scene at Brightwaters.
Photo/scan by Steve Hoskins

 


Updated on 8/28/2008