{"nrhp_refnum":"79002279","name":"Steel Passenger Coach No. 1651","other_names":[],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"E of Strasburg","address_restricted":false,"city":"Strasburg","county":"Lancaster County","state":"PA","lat":39.982416870000066,"lon":-76.16077163499995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-12-17","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Transportation","Invention"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Steel passenger coach No. 1651, Class P58, built by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1905 at its Juniata Shops, and listed as part of the Pennsylvania Railroad Rolling Stock thematic resource in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the coach was one of the first all-steel passenger cars built by the Pennsylvania Railroad, marking the shift from wood to steel car construction. It was built almost entirely of fireproof materials and was lit only by electricity. The document describes the surviving rolling stock as a variety of historically significant examples, many of them the only existing specimens of their types, and states that all the cars are genuine rather than replicas.","narrative":"Steel passenger coach No. 1651, a Class P58 car, was built by the Pennsylvania Railroad at its Juniata Shops in 1905. It measured 79 feet 10.5 inches over its outside length and was built almost entirely of fireproof materials. The only exception noted is the armrests of the seats, and even the upholstery was fireproof. Electric lighting was the only lighting provided. The car was one of the first all-steel passenger cars the railroad built, alongside a Class P53 car built in 1906, and it marked the period when electric operation and steel construction were introduced to passenger service. Coach No. 1651 remained in service until 1930. It is listed as part of the railroad's rolling stock thematic resource, which the nomination values because the surviving examples of their types are rare, and all are genuine rather than replicas.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Pennsylvania Railroad (builder, Juniata Shops)","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Remained in service until 1930.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:33.690699-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/79002279.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71993191","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/lancaster-county/steel-passenger-coach-no-1651-79002279/"}