Pemberton R.R. Station
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New old building. They plan on rebuilding the old buildings using old plans and photos.
The section house which held tools and supplies that would be loaded on the section car like the one in Largo's a man, a machine thread and driven down the tracks to make repairs.
The section house which held tools and supplies that would be loaded on the section car like the one in Largo's a man, a machine thread and driven down the tracks to make repairs.
Today we started sanding and priming this. It was donated by Roebling Steel 8 years ago and is one of many projects going right now.
I was told that during W.W.2 there was a caboose shortage and not enough material to build more.Someone found a bunch of these boxcars from the late 1800's and they installed windows,doors and a cupola,installed bathroom,bunks and heat inside and you had instant cabooses (caboosi?). 
Oji, thanks for all of those photos and the info. That is really great. I'm pretty sure that Pemberton had two stations, is that right? The other was on a diagonal on the North East corners of E Hampton and Hanover st. according to satellite photos if I'm right about this. It looks like there is still a station outline near the ROW. Does anyone know why one station was saved and another was not (if in fact there was a station there)? Seems kind of odd.
You are correct, there were two stations. I joined the historical trust which is based at the railroad station and volunteered to paint the switcher.My knowledge of the railroad is limited but luckily the guy I work with is more than happy to share info. Every time I work there I learn a lot and next time we get together I will pose your questions.
Someone donated a boxcar so Saturday we will be laying some track to place it on when it arrives.
Just a little ballast to level the ground. This is just a temporary static display and much needed storage until the area by the ashpit to the turntable are completed. We got the ties down and 80' of rail placed on top but didn't start spiking yet. We will predrill and jackhammer the spikes. Yesterday I learned that anything associated with railroad work is usually very heavy.
The compressor broke on saturday so after getting it repaired on monday two members worked wednesday and got the rail spiked. then they rolled the caboose on it to settle it down. On sunday we'll be going somewhere in Pa. to prep the boxcar for the trip. 
The boxcar finally arrived last Monday. It's a 1959 Rock Island PS 1 and is in excellent condition.
oji, et al.:
The Pullman-Standard Company constructed this boxcar, hence the “PS 1.” This car firm turned out this model of car by the tens of thousands, making it a ubiquitous fixture upon America’s railroad system. Glad to see it arrived; does the museum plan to restore the original paint scheme and lettering? Perhaps it once carried an advertisement for the Rock Island’s crack train, The Rocket. I’m sure someone in the railfan community has a photograph of the car as it originally appeared.
Best regards,
Jerseyman
Jerseyman, The unoffical plan is for PRR lettering. Last night Karl(the mechanic for the station) and I hooked it up to the N5c. A couple more cars and an Engine and we should have a nice static display.
Tom:
As someone who has worked in a museum setting during his career, I would urge you to have Karl and the folks there reconsider their paint-scheme ideas. Now please don’t tell my fellow Pennsy aficionados that I wrote this, but having an all-PRR train could prove to be rather boring. I know that countless boxcars from many railroads arrived in Pemberton during its railroading days and I think the car deserves to be restored to its original livery. It would be more authentic and would provide a point of education for the visiting public as the docents talk about the various railroads across the country that shipped products to Pemberton.
This is just my $0.02, but please do give my suggestion some thought.
Best regards,
Jerseyman
As a railfan myself, I second Jerseyman’s opinion on the restoration. Being true to the original paint scheme is always preferable in the mind of most railfans and since freight cars from virtually any railroad could have passed through Pemberton there is nothing unrealistic about it being there. And as Jerseyman implied, it would sure be a break from all that PRR Brunswick Green and Tuscan Red. I realize that it's easy to voice an opinion when it's not your sweat and $ going into the project, and I do applaud the efforts of everyone involved, but at least my $0.02 brings it up to $0.04! 
As a side note, I really need to stop by and see your work first hand. I only have the ability to financially support so many organizations, but when I see a small group like yours actually making real progress it makes me more willing to offer what I can, membership or otherwise.
As a side note, I really need to stop by and see your work first hand. I only have the ability to financially support so many organizations, but when I see a small group like yours actually making real progress it makes me more willing to offer what I can, membership or otherwise.
Jerseyman and GermanG, Thanks for the advice.The opinions of people outside of the core group can be very insightful and therefore valuable, I will pass it on to the others. We usually do work on saturdays from 9:00 to noonish. If you see us out there just stop in. We enjoy a good B.S. break and Karl is a part of the Louisiana Steam Train Assoc. and loves to show his photos. Volunteers are very welcome and when it warms up we should resume sanding and painting the switcher. BTW while we were waiting for the boxcar to arrive we waited in the museum and watched a DVD about The Blue Comet and I recognized one of the people telling the story.