Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Nederland, Colorado

In the little town of Nederland, high in the Rockies, we happened upon these railroad cars on display, far from any railroad. This nice Burlington coach is C&S #544. It appears to be in good shape, although it badly needs paint. A door has been cut in the side, and I couldn't tell what sort of interior it might have; workmen were busy building parts of a circus museum of some sort which will incorporate these cars.


There's also a waycar and this baggage car. I'm a little dubious about its identity as an 1872 UP baggage car, but who knows?

1 comment:

David Wilkins said...

The Burlington coach looks very nice. With the steel ends, I wonder if it was retrofitted with a steel underframe and ends at some point in its life?