Folks,
In 1919 the Western Union Company put together a wire train to maintain their wires on the D&RGW & C&S.In about 1933 they gave the cars to the D&RGW. It is briefly mentioned in the Sloan Freight cars book.
Remarkably, some of the seven cars have survived:
The Colarado Railroad Museum has WU 298 coach which became D&RGW 0250, Before that it was Colorado & Northwestern 20. It is sitting on blocks at the museum. What a great candidate for trucks now that the museum has C&NW 30! A mixed train to display!
The Colorado Railroad Museum also has WU 302 box which was at Monarch, CO. It was restored by the museum as C & NW 1026.
The C&TS Railroad has the body of WU 301 coach which became D&RGW 0252. It lives under at tarp these days.
Does anyone have roster information for WU 300 which became D&RGW 0231?
Was it a Colorado & Northwestern coach before moving to the Western Union Wire Train? What was the fate of the car?
I have to commend both the CRRM and the C&TS for their recent passenger truck projects!
Thanks for your thoughts.
Ted Miles
CRRM member