Railroad Passenger and Baggage Cars
Chicago & North Western X300902
Description: | Streamlined Baggage-Bar Room |
Equipment Information
C&NW X300902 was built as a streamlined baggage/tap room car for use on the City of Denver train between Chicago and Denver. Partly used for baggage, the tap room portion of the car was a bar called the “Frontier Shack” and finished in wood planking with western-themed decorations. This car was rebuilt in the 1950s for use in providing mobile accommodations for crews maintaining the railroad.
Builder: Pullman/Pullman-Standard
Year Built: 1936
Seats: 36
Length: 78ft
Width: 10ft
Height: 12ft 8in
Weight: 98460 lbs
Brakes: AHSC
Trucks: UP-Pullman 4 Wheel
Description: Baggage/Bar Room (ex City of Denver 70 / ex 11701)
Arrived: 1995
Condition: Incomplete / unrestored / not operational
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