Re: Hijack - D&S coach 'McPhee' named for town, not author

jalbers Wrote:
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> The McPhee car was at one time a "house" in
> McPhee. It was sitting on the ground with the end
> platforms burried in concrete for a porch effect.
> The car was abandoned and Bob Shank Jr purchased
> it...somewhere around 1974. He dug it out and
> moved it to his house in Durango. He started
> restoration, but later sold it to the D&S. It was
> one of the few pieces of his collection that did
> not go to the CRRM.
>
> [attachment 36603 Shank.jpg]
>
> Where the primed window areas are, is where doors
> had been cut in for the house additions. I was
> lucky enough to ride in this car in Silverton on
> August 21, 2016

311 was purchased by the Montezuma Lumber Company to haul loggers and their families to Dolores on Saturday nights. It was used on the 1949 RMRRC trip pulled by newly acquired #74.