HighCommander Wrote:
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> Several years ago the CRRM obtained EX D&RGW long
> caboose 0585 from South Park City, it was used as
> Fairplay's chamber of commerce office. A Museum
> benefactor purchased it for the CRRM after several
> years of intense negotations. Prior to being in
> Fairplay 0585 was at the Western Union Relay
> Station, a RV park a few miles west of Fairplay.
> 0585 is unique as it has a peaked roof. It is
> slated for restoration, soon.
D&RGW caboose carbody 0585 is semi-kinda a unique caboose. Seems like a good part of the interior is intact. Didn't CRRM acquire some of the parts of 05?? that was arsoned in Salt Lake City, for the restoration of 0585?
Did another caboose replace 0585 at South Park City in Fairplay?