Wooden Express Baggage No. 6076
Why it's listed
Built in 1899 by the Pennsylvania Railroad's Juniata Shops, this wooden-frame baggage car is classed BD and measures 49 feet 9 inches in length. It was used on Main Line trains by the Adams Express Company at the turn of the century, carrying express freight for that company's service. Its listing reflects the role of rolling stock in the railroad's operations. The car is one of a group of Pennsylvania Railroad cars nominated together as a thematic resource, valued because the group includes a range of historically significant types. Examples of these cars are now rare, and the car is among the few surviving specimens of its type. The nomination treats the cars in the group as genuine originals, not replicas, which gives each one value as a surviving example of railroad equipment from the period.
Significance in brief: The nomination describes the car as a wooden-frame baggage car with a length of 49 feet 9 inches that served Main Line trains for the Adams Express Company around the turn of the century. It is presented as part of a variety of historically significant rolling stock, and the document states that all cars in the group are genuine rather than replicas.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 79002283, listed December 17, 1979. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | E of Strasburg, Strasburg |
|---|---|
| County | Lancaster County |
| Listed | December 17, 1979 |
| Reference number | 79002283 |
| Resource type | Structure |
| Architect / builder | Juniata Shops (Pennsylvania Railroad) |
| Areas of significance | Commerce, Transportation, Invention |
| Level of significance | National |
| Acreage | 0.1 |
| Coordinates | 39.98242, -76.16077 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary: it recognises significance and does not restrict what a private owner may do without federal money or permits. It unlocks the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit for income-producing buildings, state credits in many states, and Section 106 review when federal agencies are involved. See what listing means in practice.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 79002283.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- This listing as JSON
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