List,
Let's try this again. I didn't realize the you couldn't forward on egroups.
Attached is a forward of a email from a gentelman seeking help in the
Chicagoland area in identifying a Burlington outside braced boxcar. If
anyone can give him help or information, please remember to use the Reply
All option.
Thanks,
Rich Gortowski
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Forwarded Message:
Subj: CB&Q Outside Braced Boxcar Found in Kane County
Date: 8/31/00 7:46:34 AM Pacific Daylight Time
From: SchuchPaul@c... (Paul Schuch)
To: RGortowski@a...
CC: vankerkoffmark@c...@co.kane.il.us
Mr. Rich Gortowski, President
Burlington Route Historical Society
Rockford, Illinois
Dear Rich:
In the course of my work for Kane County I have found an outside braced
wood boxcar in rural Kane County. It does not have wheels and the steel
centersill has been removed and the car is set on concrete piers. Under
the paint one can see the outline of the reporting marks "CB&Q", but no
numbers are visible. The owner would be interested in repainting the
boxcar for the Burlington Route but would need painting and lettering
information as well as the correct number series for the car. Is there a
member in the Aurora, Illinois area that would be willing to help the owner
in the preservation and restoration process? Could you suggest other
alternatives if there is no one local that is willing to help?
Paul M. Schuch, P.E.
Director Water Resources
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