Southpark-
Yes, I am in Hickory. I'm part of the group that is restoring the Lawndale boxcar (actually, it is ex-Chester & Lenoir Narrow Gauge), and over the weekend of September 25th, we are going to New Jersey to bring back ET&WNC #434 for restoration.
Check out www.tarheelpress.com/LawndaleBoxcar
We work on the cars every two weeks on Saturday mornings. In addition to these boxcars, we have both ET&WNC #1 and #2 motorcars that we will be restoring to operating condition as well.
It's a great group of folks to work with, we'd love to have you join us!
Matt Bumgarner
Alexander Chapter-NRHS