Nostalgia & History > Rock Island spotless blue biz car(?) #100 redux

Looking for (lost?) info on this one ...

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Super catch - This is the first time that I've seen a passenger/business car in blue and white.
Bob

Rock Island office car 100 was rebuilt from Chicago & North Western 4-bedroom/4-compartment/2-drawing-room sleeper IMPERIAL MARK, and still sported four of the small upper berth windows from its original configuration.  Thanks to Paul Olinver.

Even the steps and step stool are Route Rock Blue.  Outstanding.  This great photo is both the cake and the icing!

Location is Colorado Springs, Colorado , Business Car spur just north of the Depot. Edge of St. Mary's Church can be seen in upper right . Red brick with white coping.

cozephyr Wrote:
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> Rock Island office car 100 was rebuilt from
> Chicago & North Western
> 4-bedroom/4-compartment/2-drawing-room sleeper
> IMPERIAL MARK, and still sported four of the small
> upper berth windows from its original
> configuration.  Thanks to Paul Olinver.

Car rebuilt by Bill Kratville's Auto-Liner Corp in South Omaha, NE.  One of several such similar conversions he did using ex-C&NW "Imperial" series sleepers built by P-S in 1942.  

royalgorge Wrote:
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> Location is Colorado Springs, Colorado , Business
> Car spur just north of the Depot. Edge of St.
> Mary's Church can be seen in upper right . Red
> brick with white coping.

And parked next to the ACME anvil company.

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