My guess is that you can probably find a more complete car and save a lot
of work and expense. Many individuals and public agencies that have saved
cabooses have let them deteriorate a bit and are more than willing to let
them go to a good home. A full size railcar can become an albatross rather
quickly, however, so think twice about acquiring one.
Bob Yarger, Editor
Railway Preservation News (free website)
www.rypn.org
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From: "dmesd40qes" <briney@spe.midco.net>
To: <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2005 11:36 AM
Subject: [CBQ] CB&Q NE12a Way Car
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> Hello all,
> I am hoping some of you might be able to help me out a bit. I have
> found a retired CB&Q NE12a Way Car for sale, but the car has been
> partially stripped and is in need of a major renovation.
>
> A bit of background is in order on this. My dad was a traveling
> equipment operator on the CB&Q. He started in 1953 and retired from
> the BN in 1985. In the "old days" the CB&Q assigned bunk cars to
> many of the equipment operators and families were allowed to stay in
> them also. I spent many of my youngest childhood years growing up in
> our bunkcar (along with my six brothers and sisters) which was built
> from a 40' wood outside braced boxcar. Dad always said he wanted to
> buy his bunkcar when it was retired, however it was scrapped before
> he had the chance. Afterward he had often talked of buying a way car
> to put on the home place but the financial strain of raising seven
> kids never allowed that. Dad passed away in 1998.
>
> Now that I have found this car, I feel I have the opportunity to
> fulfill my dad's unrealized dream. My intent would be to restore
> this car to the original condition it was in when in use on the
> CB&Q, and most likely to donate it to a museum (in my dad's name)
> upon my ultimate demise. The car is stripped beyond what I would
> normally consider tackling but it appeals to me for a few other
> reasons, the car was built in 1959 (at least as indicated on the
> consolidated stencil) that is the year I was born, it was built in
> the Havelock shops in my birthplace city of Lincoln, Nebraska; it is
> very possible that it was on the erecting floor the day I was born.
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> Structurally, the car is sound, the cushion unit is out but for
> display it isn't a problem. If the car would go to an operating
> museum this would need to be looked at but I'm not considering this
> to be a problem now. The main problem with the car is the interior
> is stripped. The previous owner removed everything from the cupola
> forward, including the stove, fuel oil tank, conductors desk, and
> bunks. The cupola is complete on one side but on the other, all of
> the lockers that support the cupola seat have been removed.
> Unfortunately all items removed went right to the dump about five
> years ago.
>
> My questions for you are to do mainly with aquiring the needed parts
> to restore the interior. I can have the sheet steel for the lockers
> fabricated in a steel shop. The doors might present more of a
> problem, the latches seem to be a unique design, I have noticed that
> some other way cars or cabooses use the same latches, are they
> available somewhere or are there used items available? Also does
> anyone know where any of the other parts might be available? I think
> that with some good drawings I can build or have built many of the
> easier items such as he bunks and the conductors desk. I would need
> to find the proper stove.
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> Does anyone know of any specific drawings, or even photos of the
> interiors of these cars? I know there are a few of these cars in
> captivity, I'm not sure how many are complete. I plan to visit a few
> to get measurements and photos. Unfortunately that takes time and I
> don't have much of that.
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> The current owner has offered me what I consider to be a great deal,
> but it has a very short window of opportunity. He also wants to see
> the car restored but, if I do not take it, the car will become a
> cabin on a lake.
>
> Any help anyone could give me would be greatly appreciated. The
> restoration will be paid for out of my pocket and will probably take
> 10 years or more. I just want to make sure this is a viable project
> before I commit to it. I don't want to find that interior materials
> are so hard to find that I give up the project and turn it into a
> cabin myself.
>
> Thanks in advance for any information you might have.
>
> Rick Briney
> Sturgis, SD
> Proud son of a Burlington Man
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