Re: New Home for RPO #119

Kyle W. Colley Wrote:
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> Hello!
>
> I am really excited to share that another piece of
> D&RGW history has been rescued! Recently I
> completed the purchase of RPO #119 from the D&S
> and plan a full scale restoration of the piece at
> my home near Oxford, CO. Currently, the car sits
> in the South yard at the D&S and I have started
> interior cleaning and bracing to prepare the car
> for shipment to my house. The car is in
> EXCEEDINGLY rough shape. It will require
> practically a whole new roof, floor, and both top
> and bottom side sills on the Engineer's side, but
> the longer it sits the worse it gets. I'm most
> likely in over my head, but it will be quite the
> rewarding project when finished! For those on
> Facebook, I've started a page to share the
> progress titled "D&RGW Railroad Post Office Car
> #119" in case anyone is interested, but I will
> also post updates on The Forum as well! Below is a
> picture of what the car looks like as of a few
> days ago in the yard. Plans to move it soon are in
> progress, stay tuned!
>
> Thank you all!
>
> Kyle W. Colley
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Way to go Kyle and I'm happy to see you taking the lead and leading the way helping preserve the D&RGW history. I will look for your FB Page and help provide whatever support I can with your project. Thank you for taking this on, yes you may be in over your head now but that will quickly change I suspect. Appreciate the update.

William
aka drgwk37