Bill,
This is great news!
A big thanks to Mr. Lenthe for his generous donation to save a bit of
California Zephyr and Burlington Route history.
Hubert
--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, "Bill Jelinek" <bjelinek@...> wrote:
>
> The Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth, MN will be acquiring a piece of
> passenger equipment that should be of interest to the list members. Dirk
> Lenthe of Fargo, ND is donating a California Zephyr
> Dome-Buffet-Lounge-Dormitory, CB&Q 250, Silver Club. Dave Lotz made mention
> of this in The Zephyr No. 58.
>
> Tim Schandel at the LSRM asked me to inquire if anyone might have any
> information on this car -- photos, inside and out; references/books/websites
> that he could check out; drawings (he does have Randall's CB&Q Budd Passenger
> Car Library Vol 1); any personal recollections -- you get the drift.
>
> Tim is planning to put together a display when it comes time for seeking
> donations for restoration. I have already provided him the HO BLI model for
> this.
>
> I suppose when the car arrives in town and a restoration plan is revealed,
> I'll have to appeal to the BRHS for a contribution. When we restored the SOO
> GP30 #700, the fund-raising drive was "Join The 700 Club!" I guess this one
> will be simply "The Silver Club!"
>
> What I have heard from Tim is that the museum should receive the car by the
> end of this year. He said Dirk is installing all of the window glass and
> re-working the trucks. We will have all of the dome seating, but the car
> itself is stripped.
>
> If you can help-out Tim, please email him at tim@...
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Bill Jelinek
>
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>
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