California Zephyr Silver Pony

Just to keep info going

After five years, it looks like the passenger dept is getting three new cars this winter!

Nick has come back from a trip to visit Silver Pony. New photos available

http://www.irm.org/gallery/album266

transportation arrangements are moving forward, and it looks like lots of things are going to happen all at once.

we will need to bring olympus up by flat car, after discovering the issue with the trucks, but perhaps thats not so bad, since we can then prep the trucks here before we install them on the cars.

To try and summarize,

CBQ 1309 heavyweight baggage car is coming in from Denver.

CBQ 907 (Olympus) is also going to be coming in, and we have the trucks for it already at IRM

DRGW 1108 (Silver Pony) will be coming in, and we hope to place it on the trucks currently with Olympus.

The swap must take place because our "stock" trucks are tread brake, and the hardware will not fit under the Pony and her SKIRTS!

With a bit of timing, ont crane trip will allow us to unload and assemble all three cars, and save a ton of setup costs.

We still need donations for all three cars.

The funds are set up for each car by number, so feel free to specify.

CBQ 1309 and CBQ Olympus both have online donation spots in thwe website store

http://www3.irm.org/store/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1_7

thanks to everyone that has contributed over the season, and thanks again for all that can help us out again.

We promise to make every penny count to get these pieces up and running

all donations are of course tax deductible.