Illinois Railway Museum Blog

We are again fortunate to have some images from Roger Kramer, this time to give you a peek inside the DOVER STRAIT.  To start out, here is repeat of a roster shot photo taken with the car newly painted and lettered.

Roster Shot

The DOVER STRAIT is heavyweight passenger car riding on six wheel trucks manufactured by Pullman in 1924 to a six double bedroom-buffet-lounge floor plan.  The above picture was taken shortly after completion of its exterior restoration and lettering.  For those not familiar with the work, go to the category listing on the right hand side of these BLOGS and click on the small plus sign in a box to expand the Passenger Car Department CATEGORY, then click on the DOVER category to see the entire log of entries for this car.

Lounge Photo

As you enter the car you are greeted by a framed NYC poster.  Bob Hunter is the Project Manager and he has been assisted by Gene Mackowiak.  Other assistance has come for special tasks from the Freight Car Department, the Steam Department (yes), and the Wednesday Special Projects Group.  After largely completing the exterior work, efforts have been focused on the interior, and it is getting close to completion.

Lounge

The car will be stunning as can be seen from this recent photo of the lounge - repainted, trim installed, and lighting working.  Of course, you will expect a request for donations. In this case funds are needed to acquire and install the carpeting, table lamps, furniture, other furnishings, and finishing touches.  The fund is RDOVER.