On saturday Septemer 29th, 2012, the Niagara Railway Museum Inc. in Fort Erie, Ont. finally recieved thier ex-CNR Flanger. Doesn't look like much now I know, but it obviously had the full wood body. Unfortunately, vandals set it on fire back in 2000 when it was used for a tourist info booth in nearby Welland, Ont. The car was acquired by a local shortline who planned to use it as a rider car for serving one customer at the end of a very long spur. Depsite stripping off the body, and moving the car, that plan never happened and the car sat in the weeds at a customer. In 2011 the Museum was asked if they wanted it, and figured since it spent so much of its life in NIagara, it was a worthwhile piece. Well, it finally touched down at it's new home early afternoon on Saturday. It will be a frame up rebuild, as the existing wood deck is, well, toast! There are still a few ex-CN flangers from this era around Ontario, so we can at least get pics and measurements, but plans sure would help. Anyways, the article can be found at:
http://www.nfrm.ca/blog
But here's a pic of the car as it is now.
Ken Jones
President - Niagara Railway Museum Inc.
http://www.nfrm.ca
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