Sounds like some good community action

if the interurban story does not come up, search for interurban on the site.

http://www.corsicanadailysun.com/display/inn_news/
lamontdc@adelphia.net

This is the same car that was first discussed on RYPN (see below). It took a lot of phone calls to get it done, but we saved it. The city started with an offer of $0 and the contractor wanted $20,000. The city kicked in about $1000 but the contractor still threatened to take a bulldozer to it. I think he was under a little time pressure to get the car moved. The city held firm and the contractor blinked first.

****FLASHBACK to RYPN****

Well, in as little as a year, another Texas Electric Railway interurban car has made its presence known. It too is built into a house which is in danger of being demolished to make room for new development, and it too is available for the cost of demolishing the building and removing all from property.

McKinney Avenue Transit in Dallas has its hands full with streetcars, and a heavily modified freight motor already filling their carbarn as well as 6-8 other cars that are in storage in higher priority for restoration. North Texas Historic Transportation in Fort Worth has two cars in storage at my warehouse waiting to be moved into more permanent space, which will overwhelm our assets just taking care of the two we have.

This is a 1913 St. Louis Car Co. interurban passenger car originally built as a combine and later converted for use as a express Bluebonnet train. Orginally had arched windows which were squared off for modernization. Car is in excellent condition (best I have ever seen in the field) and has most of its interior hardware. There are no trucks or motors or controls.

I want to see the care preserved, but I feel it would be irresponsible for us to acquire the car when are resources are so sparse. Any takers? Any suggestions. I should have pictures back by Wednesday if anyone wants to see.

Andy Nold
North Texas Historic Transportation, Inc.

> Sounds like some good community action

> if the interurban story does not come up,
> search for interurban on the site.


Dallas 2002 ARM Convention - October 23-26, 2002 -
tnold@bigfoot.com

Congratulations ... I just hope the folks that are getting it realize what they have to do if the body is going to be sitting outside. If they are smart they will put it under some kind of appropriate shelter.


lamontdc@adelphia.net

Thanks.

The City of Corsicana is going into this with a lot of advice and assistance from North Texas Historic Transportation, Inc., the McKinney Avenue Transit Authority, the Interurban Restoration project at the T and Johnny Myers. We were looking for the proper steward for this car, which is one reason NTHT passed on the opportunity, and there commitment was for more than just the cost of acquisition and moving fees. As you may have read in the article, the car will be fenced and covered.

If you look at the picture, you can see a band of the old Texas Electric red paint around the roof of the car.

> Congratulations ... I just hope the folks
> that are getting it realize what they have
> to do if the body is going to be sitting
> outside. If they are smart they will put it
> under some kind of appropriate shelter.


Dallas 2002 ARM Convention - October 23-26, 2002 -
tnold@bigfoot.com