Yes. Its restoration is being spearheaded by Jason Midyette of Niwot (who
also publishes The Colorado Time-Table). Apparently the number is authentic
as is much of the caboose.
Norm Metcalf, Boulder CO
----- Original Message -----
From: <railbass@comcast.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 8:41 PM
Subject: [CBQ] CB&Q Waycar
> I will send this without the photo, as it keeps bouncing back to me.
>
> I went to Boulder, CO, Saturday for a layout open house and then went up
to Longmont. As I was driving along CO 119 past Niwot, I saw a waycar
alongside the highway. I pulled in and took out my new Nikon D70 digital
and took several photos. It is a wood 4-window waycar lettered CB&Q 14649.
It appears to be undergoing restoration, as the ladders and other metal
parts are off of it, and the brake gear is on the track below. It looks in
really good condition, except that the trucks are freight car trucks with
coil springs and not Q waycar trucks. It is lettered for CB&Q, built 1907
at Plattsmouth, NE, and has a logo for the town of Niwot - which was the
home of the late Howard Fogg. Does anyone know anything about this Q
waycar, especially as it is alongside C&S tracks?
> - John Manion
> Denver, CO
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