FWRHS Acquires Kitchi Gammi Club

Daylight25 · **Joined:** Wed Mar 23, 2022 11:00 pm **Posts:** 187

A welcome surprise, but very exciting

https://fortwaynerailroad.org/2025/01/n ... tYvOisnRFA

superheater · **Joined:** Sun Aug 22, 2004 11:54 pm **Posts:** 2606

Is the name an homage to this?

"The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down
Of the big lake they call Gitche Gumee"

Overmod · **Joined:** Thu May 24, 2012 1:37 pm **Posts:** 2492

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"Is the name an homage to this?
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It actually is the name of the lake (Superior), but the reference is to the famous social club in Duluth. The club has a history over 140 years old!

EJ Berry · **Posted:** Mon Jan 20, 2025 9:45 pm

Remember the Gordon Lightfoot song, The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald? "Of the big lake they call Gitchi Gumee"

Thecar was built in 1923 as Mountain View, a 10 Section Obs car; rebuilt in 1937 to an 8 Section Restaurant Lounge, flowed to Nickel Plate Road in 1948 but became Office Car 7 in 1950 when new 5 DB Cafe-Lounge cars arrived.

Rainier Rails · **Posted:** Mon Jan 20, 2025 10:04 pm

Not only is the car named after said Club, but I saw a comment the other day from one of the car's now-prior owners (which I can't find now, of course) where he said that they were given a full set of china from the Club to use in the car.