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Look at these "twenty twos" mounted on these Packards! It's enough to make a rapper drool! Attached are some photos a retired CPR employee e-mailed me. Apparently these cars were used by the railway executives to inspect the rail lines. He also sent me photos of Buicks, a Cadillac and a Chrysler which I will gladly post if anyone is interested but the Packard pictures are the most interesting to me. I could use one of those cow-catchers on my '47 for pushing deer and moose off the road!

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Guscha, Thanks for the interest but I really don't know much more about the cars than this;
"Inspection cars were automobiles used by high ranking company railway officers to conduct inspections of the railway's property. They were equipped with steel wheels to run on track and could not be used on roads, unlike hi-rail vehicles used in recent years that can do both. They were usually equipped with a turntable.

These inspections always brought a certain amount of trepidation with their passing as railway officials often reined terror upon hapless lower ranking officials and employees for anything that didn't please them.

Monthly inspections by the Divisional General Superintendent similarly were preceded by much concern on the part of lesser mortals. These inspections were conducted using the General Superintendent's business car attached to the rear of a passenger or mixed train if available, otherwise a freight train would be used."

Here is another colour photo of a 1929 Packard

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Guscha, Many thanks for posting the photo and the story.