There is an image of one of the RPI Award gold boxcars on the BRHS website.
Car No. 61417 as late a July 1974 by Hol Wagner in Red Oak, IA.
The link is: http://www.burlingtonroute.com/gallery/61417.jpg
Dave
-----Original Message-----
From: Larry Doub [mailto:nftrains@n...]
Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2000 8:33 AM
To: BRHSlist@egroups.com
Subject: [BRHSlist] Re: CB&Q Gold Cars
Paul,
I'm sure someone here can tell you, I'm not sure
what site it is on, Maybe the BRHS Photo's or one of the fello's the
does A BN photo site.
But, I did see a picture of one of these Gold Cars someplace not to
long ago looking at CB&Q Steam pictures, Not sure where it is at.
Sorry I can't point you to it.
Larry Doub
--- In BRHSlist@egroups.com, Paul/Celine Kossart <kozys@t...> wrote:
> List,
>
> I have a couple thoughts concerning the Q's gold boxcars. First
off, does
> anyone know whatever happened to them? Seems like at least one of
these
> would be nice to have preserved/restored somewhere, even if a
similar
> available car is repainted to look like one of the originals. That
gold
> sure must look pretty!
>
> Seasons Greetings to all,
>
>
> Paul Kossart - Peru, Illinois, USA ~
> NMRA, BRHS, La Salle & Bureau County Model Railroad Club
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> Modeling the CB&Q & Illiniwek River Branch in HO - Circa early
fall, 1969.
> "Serving Agriculture and Industry in the Illiniwek River Valley
since 1904"
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