Nostalgia & History > Saltair railcar - Great Salt Lake - 1957

Found this brief glimpse of the railcar operating at the Saltair Resort by the Great Salt Lake in the 16mm cine film I am currently restoring.
John McIvor
svsfilm.com
Farnham, England.

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This beast looks like a close cousin to one of the California Western "Skunk" cars.

AA
 

Stanford White
Carmel Valley, CA

agentatascadero Wrote:
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> This beast looks like a close cousin to one of the
> California Western "Skunk" cars.

Saltair MC-3 is the California Western M-300. 

Charlie
 



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/14/21 15:24 by cewherry.

cewherry Wrote:
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> agentatascadero Wrote:
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> > This beast looks like a close cousin to one of
> the
> > California Western "Skunk" cars.
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> Saltair MC-3 is the California Western M-300. 
>
> Charlie
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Well Charlie, Guess that would be close enough!!  And again, as you have already done several times,  a big thanks for your filling in gaps in my memory bank/info base.

AA

Stanford White
Carmel Valley, CA

Didn't know it was Saltair before California Western, learn something new every day!  Very cool photo.

Nathan

atsf121 Wrote:
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> Didn't know it was Saltair before California
> Western, learn something new every day!  Very
> cool photo.

According to Wikipedia and railpictures.net California Western M-300 was built by American Car & Foundry (ACF) in 1935
as Seaboard Airline 2026. Next it was Aberdeen & Rockfish #106, then in 1951 became Salt Lake Garfield & Western M.C. 3.
California Western acquired the car in 1963. Others will have to fill in details of its demise---assuming it has passed away.

Charlie


 

cewherry Wrote:

> Others will have to fill in details of its demise---assuming it has passed away.

Unless something has happened very recently, California Western still rosters "skunk" M300.

https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?1,4026165
https://www.mendotraintony.com/cwr-california-western-railroad-railbus-m300/