Re: D&S - C&TS car swap

John Bush Wrote:
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> A couple of facts.
> The flat roof coach #503 was not part of the trade
> it was purchased by the D&S in an auction this
> summer.
> The four boxcars are a trade for four of our old
> P-boxes that were to have been rebuilt back into
> boxcars by the FOCTS.
> This trade gets the C&TS four boxcars that can be
> used for our ever increasing needs for organized
> storage that doesn't look like containers.
> When repaired and painted they add to the ambience
> of the yard as well as being available for charter
> work.
> The D&S gets four cars in which they can haul
> people on Cascade turns without pulling cars out
> of their regular consist.
> Both the C&TS and the D&S see this as a win-win
> deal. It also allows the Friends to make progress
> on their goals instead of converting the P-boxes
> back into boxcars which would have required
> fabricating new door hardware.

Thank you for the details John. This really seems like a win/win to me, and I'm very glad to see some of the cars in Tacoma being rescued!

Greg Coit
Bayfield, CO