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Thanks, all for the responses - I took a look at the link below, and the last picture on the website I think has a view of the car I'm curious about - the car in the same line as Silver View, nearest the building, ahead of the dome car with the blue tarp on it - that's the one. I'm not even sure it's a Burlington car - the window arrangement is what got my attention. I'm still learning to ID cars based on external details, and this particular one does not resemble any I've recorded (on film or pixels) previously. Regards - N. L. Pitsch From: "ibew.701@att.net" <IBEW.701@att.net> To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2012 6:31 PM Subject: [CBQ] Re: Dispo of CB&Q Silver Orchid I don't really know which cars are CB&Q in Charles City except for the Silver View, which is the car I am in charge of restoring and getting it Amtrak approved. I was there this last weekend to get it ready for the winter. I can tell everyone that the Silver View is still in the demolition stages on the lower level under the dome. Work is progressing slowly, but steady. We found out a month and half ago that all of the glass panels, except for two, in the dome are in great shape and can be saved. This was a great cost savings for us and we are very excited that those saved dollars can be used for something else. This next spring we are expecting to accomplish demolition of the lower level, removing all of the old electrical wiring from the car, resetting the seating in the dome, so all seats face forward, and re-installing the original, but restored dome ceiling lighting. We are also going to start cleaning and acid washing the exterior stainless steel body. If we can accomplish all of this next year, the Silver View will have great start to riding the rails again. Anyone interested in viewing the progress of the Silver View can do so at the following website, http://www.tczsilverview.wordpress.com/ Enjoy, Jim Williams --- In mailto:CBQ%40yahoogroups.com, Kenneth Martin <kmartin537@...> wrote: > > I don't have a contact but I stopped there after leaving the BRHS meet in Sep. Silver View and Silver Glow were easily identifiable the third car was Burlington and was missing the name plate but had 4712 spray painted on it. 4712 is Silver Crown. Those were the only CB&Q cars I saw. > > Ken Martrin > > > > On Nov 21, 2012, at 9:11 AM, Nicholas Pitsch wrote: > > > > On another note, does anyone have a contact for the owner of the cars up in Charles City, IA? Noted what appeared to be Silver View, Silver Crown and Silver Glow amongst others there about a month ago - one car had no visible ID that I have a question as to the original ID (might be an ex-ATSF "Indian" series sleeper, but not sure) Six large windows on one end, six smaller ones on the other. > > > > Regards - > > N. L. Pitsch > > pitschni@... > > > __._,_.___
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