Tom
I thought that the Burlington ended up with a total of 10 Edwards motor cars (KS-Edwards 500, Buda-Edwards 502-504 & 505-508, Porter-Edwards 530 & 552) Apparently more would have been purchased but 552 was less than successful. Am I missing some?
The “lightning bolt” car bears no number or road name.
Rupert Gamlen
Auckland NZ
From the author of the book on Edwards Motor Cars. TEB
The largest single order Edwards ever had was to the CB&Q for 12 cars. The 500-series matches the order number, but I don't recall what a lightning bolt might represent on the cars. Incidentally, at least two of those cars still exist; one in Iowa and the other here in NC in Asheville.
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There’s an undated photo on eBay item 400918580626 showing a motor car at Aurora. It bears no road name or number but has a white lightning (Zorro?) flash on the side.
It appears to be an Edwards car and, assuming that it is a Burlington car, it matches a photo of 503 / 9503 which was scrapped in 1934 with the body being sold to a railroad employee. But what is the decoration on the side?
Rupert Gamlen
Auckland NZ