Coach 5
Coach 5 was built in 1887 by the Jackson & Sharp Company out of Wilmington, Deleware. The car is 35'-3" long and could fit 20-30 people. It served as Col. Mooney's Private Car and eventually the Pay Car for the railroad.
It was sold after the railroad closed the East End of the line in 1932.
Herman Paine purchased the car and had it moved to his family farm where he cared for the car for several decades. Herman and his wife loved history and would regularly host visitors and even school children on class trips to the car.
The Friends of the OR&W Historical Soceity acquired the car in 2024 and it is our intent to perserve and restore the car.
We have stabilized the car and plan to move the car sometime in 2026.
Below are pictures of the car "through the years" and on the following pages, is the progress that we have made on Coach 5.
If you would like to help with (or help fund the effort) to preserve this piece, and the other remaining pieces of OR&W equipment, please check out our How to Donate Page.
