This gave me a chuckle... (from CASO passenger consists)

[learmoia]

9/16/1968  TRAIN #351 - Destination: Detroit
EQUIPMENT / DETAILS
CREW: PALMER, DOUGHERTY, FERGUSON, BABCOCK
89 COACH PASSENGERS
NYC 4071 - E8A
PRR 4251 - E8A
SOUTHERN 523 - HEAVYWEIGHT BAGGAGE CAR
HOLIDAY ON ICE 102 - LIGHTWEIGHT BAGGAGE CAR
HOLIDAY ON ICE 104 - LIGHTWEIGHT BAGGAGE CAR
HOLIDAY ON ICE 101 - LIGHTWEIGHT BAGGAGE CAR
PC 9117 - LIGHTWEIGHT BAGGAGE
PRR 1980 - EXPRESS BOXCAR
PRR 9579 - EXPRESS BOXCAR
REX 7884 - EXPRESS REEFER
PRR 5538 - EXPRESS BOXCAR
NYC 9121 - LIGHTWEIGHT BAGGAGE
NYC 7437 - HEAVYWEIGHT BAGGAGE
NYC 3139 - LIGHTWEIGHT COACH
NYC 2940 - LIGHTWEIGHT COACH
NYC 3008 - LIGHTWEIGHT COACH
NYC 3111 - LIGHTWEIGHT COACH
MFVX 6716 - FLEXIVAN - VANS 201171 & 8641
MFVX 6700 - FLEXIVAN - VAN 203185
NYC 2705 - RIDER CAR




Then…




9/17/1968  TRAIN EXTRA #2530 - Destination: Detroit
EQUIPMENT / DETAILS
CREW: CROWN, CRAWFORD, RIELLY, HERBERT, GILLSON
NYC 2530 - U25B
HOLIDAY ON ICE 103 - BAGGAGE CAR
NYC 21009 - CABOOSE

Links to photos from the Passenger Car Photo Archives.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/121199817@N06/13962388234

http://www.flickr.com/photos/121199817@N06/13981910003

[davefoxx]

Heh.  Did they forget one of the Holiday on Ice cars?  "Wait for me!" 

Seriously, maybe there was a mechanical issue on the HOI No. 103.

DFF

[learmoia]

I figure it was a bad order..   

Still got a chuckle that it ran as a 5 man extra crew vs running on the next day's #351 which was listed prior to the extra
Unfortunately the consist list didn't give times to know how far #351 ran ahead of the extra.

We ARE talking Penn Central here.. so

[Mark5]

Was scratching my head as to what CASO means ...

Finally figured it out though: https://www.canadasouthern.com/caso/passenger-consists.htm#:~:text=CASO%20Passenger%20Consists&text=All%20equipment%20listed%20are%20in,to%20guess%20on%20a%20few.

(CASO = Canada Southern) 

[davefoxx]

Was scratching my head as to what CASO means ...

Mmm.  Queso.



DFF

[dougnelson]

And here is the competition in the form of a former PRR B70A scenery car.

[learmoia]

So... Question from someone 60 years later... what was Ice Capades / Holiday on Ice were they hauling around in those baggage cars (with a lack of crew cars)...

(My browser is flagging Capades as a mis spelled word)

~Ian

[eja]

So... Question from someone 60 years later... what was Ice Capades / Holiday on Ice were they hauling around in those baggage cars (with a lack of crew cars)...

(My browser is flagging Capades as a mis spelled word)

~Ian

They were two separate Ice Skating traveling shows ( Sort of like the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circuses before they joined forces.)

Those box cars would have been carrying lots of ice (just joking) and mostly sets, props and special lighting equipment for the shows.  The shows were usually over 2 hours long so lots of set changes to perform.

Almost joined one of them while I was in college.....


eja