ship & restore railcars for Como
Tax deductible
The South Park Rail Society (SPRS) has been offered two ex D&RGW freight cars from the Ashby Collection for use in the Como Project . The cars are being donated to the SPRShowever they need to be shipped from their current location to the rail yard in Como Colorado.
The Idler flatcar,6770 which was modified and used on the Georgetown Loop as a maintenance of way car, will be very useful to our group as we continue to construct track in Como as it can be used to move rail and ties.
High Side Gondola 1267 will be an important addition to our collection as well. Though it is a Rio Grande car, gondolas of this series (1250 to 1499) were frequent visitors to the Colorado & Southern line through Como as late as 1924. The cars would be carrying coal, loaded at mines on the Baldwin Branch near Gunnison, that was consigned to points on the C&S, including Fairplay and Breckenridge. It will be neat to have one of these cars in Como to illustrate the interchange of cars that did occur between the C&S and D&RGW.
We are soliciting funds to ship the cars to our shop facility in Como where they will recieve needed paint and repairs prior to joining the growing museum collection at the Como railyard.
We are seeking assistance in the amount of $6,500 to cover the shipping and repairs.
The Idler flatcar,6770 which was modified and used on the Georgetown Loop as a maintenance of way car, will be very useful to our group as we continue to construct track in Como as it can be used to move rail and ties.
High Side Gondola 1267 will be an important addition to our collection as well. Though it is a Rio Grande car, gondolas of this series (1250 to 1499) were frequent visitors to the Colorado & Southern line through Como as late as 1924. The cars would be carrying coal, loaded at mines on the Baldwin Branch near Gunnison, that was consigned to points on the C&S, including Fairplay and Breckenridge. It will be neat to have one of these cars in Como to illustrate the interchange of cars that did occur between the C&S and D&RGW.
We are soliciting funds to ship the cars to our shop facility in Como where they will recieve needed paint and repairs prior to joining the growing museum collection at the Como railyard.
We are seeking assistance in the amount of $6,500 to cover the shipping and repairs.
Organizer
Jerry Huck
Organizer
Denver, CO
South Park Rail Society
Registered nonprofit
Donations are typically 100% tax deductible in the US.
