From 9News GOLDEN – A rail car built in the 1800s is on the move for the first time in nearly 40 years. It has been in the same spot since 1971. That spot is at the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden. "This is a very big day. Today we are moving Car 96 which was the private business car for the president of the Burlington Railroad. His name was Charles Perkins," said Donald Tallman, executive director of the Colorado Railroad Museum. Before Car 96 was retired, it saw tens of thousands of miles along the western United States. However, none of the trips was like the one it made on Wednesday, even though it was only 200 yards. "We decided to move it to another location on the property closer to our main building," said Tallman. Making that happen required several people and a 65-ton crane. The crane lifted the car off the tracks and put it on a flatbed truck. And it had to happen very slowly, to make sure nothing was damaged. "It's sort of a plain car on the outside but on the inside it's all done in Honduran mahogany and elegant," said Tallman. Car 96 is one of 100 on the property, but may be the most valuable. Rail cars like it give visitors a unique glimpse of the past and how people got around. "This has so much historical significance and an educational opportunity for people to actually come in and touch and feel a rail car and then see what the rail cars were like we they were in use," said Tallman. Even though the rail cars may need a little help moving from one spot to another, getting the experience where they have been is now just around the corner. The museum is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
What's the plan, once at it's new place in the museum? Some restoration? Or more emphasis as a display? Or? Boxcab E50
Actually, they have been doing allot restoration prior to this move to what is a more prominent position next to the building where other cars that have been restored sit. :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up:
