"DAFFODIL SPRING"
Open Car No. 71 was constructed by the Pullman Car Company in the summer of 1904 for the Boston & Maine Railroad. It was retired from the Boston & Maine Railroad in 1966 and acquired by the Strasburg Rail Road shortly thereafter. It arrived in Strasburg along with Open Car No. 68.
Year Built: August 1904
Maker: Pullman Car Company
Length: 66 feet, 11 inches
Weight: 74,000 lbs.
Year Arrived at Strasburg: May 1966
Entered Passenger Service: 1973
Significance of Name: Named Daffodil Spring in honor of a farm located along the Strasburg Rail Road line.
