Popular Post 41chevy Posted February 13, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted February 13, 2017 No ties and I'm not allowed to even think about it! Northern Pacific Railway Van with Airstream Aluminum Body. Used to carry Men and Parts to there Railway sites. https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/cars-for-sale/gmc/unspecified/1863460.html?refer=news 4 Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/48733-1935-gmc-airstream/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryS Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 That is beyond cool. Lots of possibilities (and of course money). Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/48733-1935-gmc-airstream/#findComment-361587 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamsterGrrrl Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 May have originally been a "bruck" (bus/truck combination). NP and GN had a few of them to provide passenger and LTL freight service on branch lines where the freight volume was too low to support daily train service. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/48733-1935-gmc-airstream/#findComment-361590 Share on other sites More sharing options...
70mackMB Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 1 hour ago, TeamsterGrrrl said: May have originally been a "bruck" (bus/truck combination). NP and GN had a few of them to provide passenger and LTL freight service on branch lines where the freight volume was too low to support daily train service. Coles Express of Maine had the idea of putting a passenger compartment on a tractor trailer unit. Haul passengers and freight up and back from the county in the summer. l understand that the lCC would not let them do it because of the train and bus services that were available at the time. At the start of this video the oil tank on the GMC would be removed and the passenger compartment installed. Notice it has two steer axels and only one drive axel. http://www.colemuseum.org/articles/81-222/cole-city-dedication-to-progress/4 Hippy Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/48733-1935-gmc-airstream/#findComment-361603 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 interesting video. i never saw i crackerbox with twin steer but only single rear axles before. Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/48733-1935-gmc-airstream/#findComment-361615 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truck Shop Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 You find some real interesting vehicles---41 Truck Shop 2 Quote One ping only Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/48733-1935-gmc-airstream/#findComment-361623 Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlotpilot Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 5 hours ago, 41chevy said: No ties and I'm not allowed to even think about it! Northern Pacific Railway Van with Airstream Aluminum Body. Used to carry Men and Parts to there Railway sites. https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/cars-for-sale/gmc/unspecified/1863460.html?refer=news folsom prison express 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/48733-1935-gmc-airstream/#findComment-361625 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamsterGrrrl Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 A lot of railroads ran for hire trucking and bus operations, especially when the ICC still had some power and would force them to provide substitute truck and/or bus service when they abandoned a line. Even today the railroads maintain good sized private fleets- Couple years back when BNSF had to do a lot of rerouting due to flooding they had their "school buses" and even executive jet in use to shuttle crews around! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/48733-1935-gmc-airstream/#findComment-361633 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 41chevy Posted February 14, 2017 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 14, 2017 (edited) Northern Pacific Railway Historical Association has info on this bus and original photos before it was re bodied by Air Stream immediately after WWII. It was according to them used for on site maintenance work, light freight and limited passenger transport. They wanted it for their museum but seller would not agree on money. This is the photo send of bus 9 in 1935, From the windshield back was re bodied. Edited February 14, 2017 by 41chevy 3 Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/48733-1935-gmc-airstream/#findComment-361727 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truck Shop Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Good work digging up the info, I like those old black and white photo's. Truck Shop Quote One ping only Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/48733-1935-gmc-airstream/#findComment-361739 Share on other sites More sharing options...
41chevy Posted February 15, 2017 Author Share Posted February 15, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, Truck Shop said: Good work digging up the info, I like those old black and white photo's. Truck Shop The Museum has a pretty extensive vehicle collection nd was finishing p a full restoration of their 1940 Ford Rail Road Express truck. I figured they might be interested in this unit. Interesting people there. Paul Edited February 15, 2017 by 41chevy Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/48733-1935-gmc-airstream/#findComment-361758 Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlotpilot Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 my comment was made jokingly but folsom did have something that looked very similar to that back in the 60s Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/48733-1935-gmc-airstream/#findComment-361984 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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