Classic ... absolutely classic!
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I was there in approximately 1972, and also photographed this. During our visit we also found an EMD B-unit in basic black paint with only a car number on each side. We were able to see by looking up into the car body from below, that there was no mechanical equipment except for the standard air brake system. Daylight shining down from above showed that the car had no roof hatches. We concluded that the car was simply a transport device used to move EMD components between shops. While walking about we never saw another person during the several hours that we were there. The high lite of our visit came when I pushed open a window to see something wonderful, The Chessie System was following a long C & O tradition of repairing and repainting cabooses and donating them to various line side Cities and Towns for public display. The building was probably the Carpentry Shop, and contained two beautifully restored Wooden Cabooses, resplendent in the Chessie scheme that had yet to see the light of day. We walked around the structure and found an unlocked door, then we entered and photographed both hacks. I am thinking either Memorial Day or Labor Day weekend of 1972 or possibly 1973. Huntington, West Virginia was near the limit of my travel limit from Lexington, Ky. but gas was cheep I was a lot younger. That trip was one of the best even though few trains were running.
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Oh man I hope someone saved it. That thing is awesome!
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It was saved, now at the B&O Museum:
http://www.borail.org/CO-NoX-5000.aspx
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