The Last Real Aquarium Car

scale rail posted:

Found this in a old RR magazine. This would make a great O Gauge aluminum car on any road. It was real and rebuilt for the She'd Aquarium. It had room for six workers with Pullman berths, kitchen, bathroom and storage. In 1957 it was converted to an aquarium car from a lounge car. It was retired in 1970. Don

This is something that I never saw before. Thanks for sharing.

-Greg

That's cool, would be neat to read the article. We just took my son to the Shedd aquarium a couple weekends ago for his 3rd birthday...

I believe that the last ( only remaining) aquarium car is the Badger at the Mid-Continent Railway Museum in North Freedom, WI. They spent almost $1,000,000 having it restored a few years ago.  One of the many fine railway restoration projects done in the US.   https://www.midcontinent.org/e...n-fish-commission-2/

scale rail posted:

Found this in a old RR magazine. This would make a great O Gauge aluminum car on any road. It was real and rebuilt for the She'd Aquarium. It had room for six workers with Pullman berths, kitchen, bathroom and storage. In 1957 it was converted to an aquarium car from a lounge car. It was retired in 1970. Don

Don, I've procrastinated with doing their heavyweight aquarium car. I like it because of more details.

Oh, I thought you meant this one......

David Johnston posted:

I believe that the last ( only remaining) aquarium car is the Badger at the Mid-Continent Railway Museum in North Freedom, WI. They spent almost $1,000,000 having it restored a few years ago.  One of the many fine railway restoration projects done in the US.   https://www.midcontinent.org/e...n-fish-commission-2/

 

The streamlined Nautilus aquarium car is at the Monticello Railway Museum: 

http://www.mrym.org/roster.html

B&O BILL:  OMG!  It was only a matter of time.......

Tinplate Art posted:

B&O BILL:  OMG!  It was only a matter of time.......

I've seen the G gauge guys do this as well.  Do fish get sea sick?

Steve

BANDOB posted:

Oh, I thought you meant this one......

 

Well At least it's better than this "Aquarium" 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWNQTqMkezc

BANDOB posted:

Oh, I thought you meant this one......

 

Need baffles so the fish don't get seasick.  GREAT

What did they use it for?

William 1 posted:

What did they use it for?

To carry marine examples from coastal locations to the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago.

Rusty

Rusty, they sent it down to Florida to meet a salt water fish collecting boat. The fish were loaded and the car went back to Shedd Aquarium. Don

As a long time Shedd Aquarium guy and fish keeper, I like it!