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Re: What was the fate of the F&CC coach?

June 25, 2001 07:46AM
ACTUALLY ...
Stuhr Museum had 3 F&CC coaches at one time. They burned one, hoping to burn 3. A volunteer at the time of the burning managed to save one, and it is on a farm just outside of Grand Island. I believe he'd like to do something with it, but hasn't found a group with mutual interests. Without saying much more, he can speak for himself.
There are five F&CC coaches still in existence.
Coach #56 (carbody) is at the Nevada State Railroad Museum.
Coach #52 (undergoing restoration) is at the Nevada County NG Museum in Nevada City, CA.
Combine #59(?) is owned by the Friends of the Cumbres & Toltec. Any news on this?
Coach #65 (carbody sitting on top of a steel frame and DRGW freight trucks)is at Sthur Museum in Grand Island, NE
Coach #63 (carbody) is the one that Greg rescued and has under a tarp at a farm outside of Grand Island.
Sthur Museum purchased its equipment, including ex WP&Y #69, from North Platte around 1976. The equipment included three F&CC coaches #62, 63, and
#65. #65 was restored and mounted on top of a steel frame D&RGW flatcar before the museum acquired it.
Coaches #62 and #63 were carbodies that
sat for years near the museum's turntable.
#62 was lit up in September 1988. Last year, the director that ordered the burning resigned.
Stuhr museum received a $250,000 TEA-21 grant last spring to restore coach # 65 to its original condition. They were planning on having the Ordway prison in Ordway, Colorado do the restoration. This is the same place that restored the C&S passenger cars in Silver Plume. Trouble is, Ordway has stopped restoring equipment. So ...
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Stuhr News

Steve Peck June 22, 2001 05:29PM

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Disgusted NE Resident June 22, 2001 07:30PM

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Brian Barr June 22, 2001 08:55PM

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Jason Midyette June 22, 2001 09:41PM

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Rick Steele June 23, 2001 06:42AM

Skagway bound

El Coke June 23, 2001 10:03AM

What engine? *NM*

Grant Houston June 23, 2001 10:37AM

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Grant Houston June 23, 2001 10:36AM

What was the fate of the F&CC coach?

Kevin June 23, 2001 10:54AM

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Rick Steele June 23, 2001 12:44PM

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Steve Peck June 25, 2001 07:46AM

Thanks, Steve

Rick Steele June 25, 2001 09:09AM

Re: Rick, FYI

Craig Kumler June 27, 2001 11:53AM

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Rick Steele June 27, 2001 03:21PM

Neat idea...

Don Richter June 27, 2001 04:13PM

Re: Neat idea... and then some

Rick Steele June 28, 2001 07:49AM

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Mark Stoeckel June 28, 2001 01:06PM

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Steve Peck June 28, 2001 10:33PM

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Grant Houston June 25, 2001 04:49PM

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Michael Allen June 22, 2001 08:58PM

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jim June 22, 2001 10:23PM

69's condition

Kevin June 22, 2001 10:52PM

I've seen 69 operate and....

Greg Scholl June 23, 2001 12:04PM

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Mark Petersen June 23, 2001 05:49PM

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jim June 23, 2001 10:37PM

Harpur 4-4-0.

Bob Yarger June 24, 2001 11:01AM

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Greg Scholl June 24, 2001 05:22PM

Stuhr

Paul D June 25, 2001 09:34AM

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Erik Ledbetter June 25, 2001 11:15AM

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Steve Peck June 25, 2001 11:17AM

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Fred T June 25, 2001 01:30PM

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jim June 25, 2001 11:09PM



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