Thanks for the info. I assume you are talking about Murray Yard in
N.K.C. I am familiar with that site and location for the car. I
thought that the BNSF might have sold the car to a private party who
had relocated the car in Overland Park. The only possibility that I
could think of was that the RR might have moved it to their training
facility at Johnson County Community College. However, I was pretty
certain that the business car wasn't there unless it was moved
recently. There is a BN caboose there although it is not part of the
training facility, but rather part of a children's day care facility.
The passenger car shop in Topeka is the BNSF's business car maintenance
and storage facility, serving the same purpose as the Murray yard
facility did for the BN before merger, I had an opportunity to visit
the Topeka facility on business for GM/EMD in 1995. We were reviewing
cars to be used on a GM board of directors train. Again, thanks. It
sounds like the car is still available for RR use. I just purchased the
Kato model and it is very well done.
Bill Barber
On Tuesday, January 7, 2003, at 09:01 AM, hansons@b... wrote:
Bill, Don and all,
I checked with a local member of the KC Rail Historical Society. His
information is that the former 'Burlington', now 'Mississippi River'
was for
years stored on BNSF tracks immediately west of (appropriately)
Burlington Ave.
in North Kansas City when not in service. A few years ago it was
moved to
Topeka, Kansas where it is now stored indoors in the old ATSF
passenger car
shop.
I can confirm the former North KC storage, as I often stopped in there
to
photograph the BNSF equipment that laid over there and often found
Mississippi
River there with a host of smooth side companions. On weekends, the
area was
fairly deserted and "visitors" could photo unmolested.
Roger Hanson
Kansas City, MO
Quoting Don L Zinnecker <dzinnecker@j...>:
Listers: Can anyone help Bill? Thanks, Don
On Tue, 24 Dec 2002 18:15:23 -0600 William Barber
<clipperw@e...> writes:
Mr. Zinnecker - I was just reviewing your Q passenger car roster of
existing equipment on the BRHS website and noted that former Q
business
car "Burlington" is shown as located in Overland Park, KS where I
live.
I have been here 16 years and have apparently overlooked it. In
fact,
when I was the EMD account manager on the BN, I believe the car was
still in service as the "Mississippi River". I think that I may have
even ridden in it on one occasion. In any case, can you supply more
specific information as to its whereabouts here in Overland Park if,
indeed, it still remains here. I would appreciate your assistance.
Best
wishes for a great holiday.
Bill Barber
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