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 Post subject: Lincoln Funeral Train
PostPosted: Fri Oct 08, 2004 8:53 pm 

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Nice page devoted to the Lincoln funeral train of 1865. The eight axle car was later destroyed by fire (detailed here in old newspaper clipping), but I believe some artifacts are in the new UP museum in Council Bluffs.

http://members.aol.com/RVSNorton1/Lincoln51.html


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 Post subject: Re: Lincoln Funeral Train
PostPosted: Sat Oct 09, 2004 12:20 pm 

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Yes, the Union Pacific Museum in Coucil Bluffs does display artifacts identified as being from the car. I visited the museum just over a week ago when back in the area to see family, etc.

The Museum displays a desk, sofa, chair, and silver pitcher that are said to have been inside the car.

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 Post subject: Lincoln funeral train carving
PostPosted: Sun Oct 10, 2004 8:49 am 

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Go to http://www.craftsmanshipmuseum.com/Warther.htm for pictures of this and other amazing carvings by "Mooney" Warther. I hope others who went to Train Fest knew about this museum in Dover and got a chance to visit. Truly amazing. The pictures are in the bottom half of the page, but the biographical info is interesting, too. The Warther Museum's web site isn't as detailed.


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