These photos are from my son-in-law's uncle Ron. He volunteers two days a week at the Trolley/Railway Museum in Colorado Springs. They do a lot of restoration work in their shop - all volunteers with some help from youths doing their court ordered community service. Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, & Happy New Year! Remember to sign up for at least one of the 3 shows coming up in January and February. Paul -----Original Message----- From: Ron Oatney [mailto:kroatney@comcast.net] Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2012 7:49 PM To: Paul Calmes Subject: Trolley/Railway Museum > Paul, the Amtrak car is gone, the Dining car is slated to go to > Littleton to sit at their little Ry museum, and we are supposed to get > another passenger car and several buses, including a trolley > bus. Happy Holidays to you and yours!! Ron > > Top photo our #29 car originally from Philly on their 36 line......... > 4363 baggage car, is used as our Rock Island Museum since this was the > terminus from Chicago......... > Yellow/green/white car is our LA car, two in the world, the other is > in Perris, CA............. > Me with our oldest member, Irene, age 90........... > 5 white PCC cars, we have nine we bought from Philly in 95. > ( Presidents Conference Committee cars) Roswell sign over front door. > The area was founded by the Rock Island Railroad in 1888 and annexed > by the Springs in 57. > Our 135 car...a Birney, used for short haul, lightly populated areas. > Ran in Ft. Collins until 51. Now on the Nat. Register Our outdoor > layout we fire up for tours......... > One of our displays of antique clothing and equipment........ > Vintage Rio Grande boxcar. > Motorman/tour guide/historian/worker-bee.....Ron > Blue coach car, ex-VIA Rail, ex NYC car.......... > Southern Pacific dining car, we gutted it to start rebuild, we'll see > how that goes.......... > Our 59 car in the carhouse, ran in the Springs from 1901 to > 1932.......... > Our Birney car in front of the carhouse. > >
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