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Photographer: Marsha A. Matson
Taken: May 24, 2014
Caption: Gondola Car
Additional Description: The four wood-sided gondola cars are used today for carrying passengers around the track behind the Fairmont speeder and behind the Locomotive. They were built in the 1880s for use in hauling a different cargo – rocks and ore from the mines. They are typical of the narrow gauge ore cars once used in mining operations throughout the West. Originally, the interiors of the cars were faced with sheet metal to prolong the useful life of the wooden planks forming the sides and ends. All of the wood was in such poor condition that it was replaced and seats were installed to carry passengers. Each car seats up to 12 passengers.
Submitted: May 31, 2014, by Marsha A. Matson of Palmetto Bay, Florida.
Database Locator Identification Number: p274711
File Size: 1.291 Megabytes

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