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 Post subject: Ten Cars Saved by N. Carolina Ry. Museum, Bonsal
PostPosted: Wed May 11, 2022 12:57 am 

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https://www.witn.com/2022/05/10/histori ... ear-plant/

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BONSAL, N.C. (WITN) - Ten historic railcars from the Harris Nuclear Plant in Wake County are being moved to the North Carolina Railway Museum/New Hope Valley Railway.

The North Carolina Railway Museum says the railroad cars will be moved by crane and flatbed trailers down old U.S. Highway 1 from the Duke Energy property to the rail yard five miles away in Bonsal.

The historic cars have been parked at a disconnected railroad track on the Duke Energy property for more than 20 years. The museum says many of the cars are weathered and more than 100 years old, and some are the last surviving relics of their kind.

WITN is told that the move has been planned for a few years, but tightened security measures, COVID-19 restrictions, and fundraising efforts postponed it. The move finally began Monday and will continue over the next week.

The museum says nearly $200,000 has been raised for the effort from volunteers and the public, including a $50,000 grant from the North Carolina legislature state budget.

We’re told each of the ten railcars date back to the early 20th century, with four being used for functions like cooking cars, sleeping cars, carrying baggage or moving vehicles and equipment. The others were used to serve power plants in the Carolinas, and are being donated to the museum by Duke Energy.


From https://www.triangletrain.com/save-the-ten/ :

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Items 1-4 are owned by NCRM and are in weathered condition but restorable. Items 5 and 6 are owned by Duke Energy and are being donated to NCRM.

Historic ex-Pullman sleeper, originally called the Calais, but later re-named the Alexandria, that was built in 1916. In the late 1940’s it was acquired by the Seaboard Air Line Railroad and converted into a foreman/cook car for use on maintenance trains. Much later, one end was altered to appear to be an observation car. Rumor has it, this modification was done so that the car could be used in a movie featuring a presidential candidate speaking from the back.
Atlantic Coast Line Baggage-Express car, that was used for carrying luggage, baggage and mail on passenger trains. The inside is wide-open and ideal for our eventual use as a new display space.
Ex-Pullman baggage/RPO car, built in the 1910’s originally for the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad. It was later acquired by the “old” Norfolk Southern Railway and converted to a “camp car” for maintenance crews to use eat and sleep. Inside are bunk beds, seating, a kitchen and restroom. This car was used in trains with the NS #711 crane tender car currently on the NCRM property.
Hi-Cube Tall Boxcar, which is believed to be one of the last surviving original paint Chesapeake and Ohio Railway 60-foot-high cube plug door box cars.
Two cabooses, slated to be scrapped but in great condition. They are equipped with comforts such as a kitchen, air conditioning, bathroom and electric generator and were used by Carolina Power & Light (now Duke Energy) in its operations. The NCRM would hope to eventually restore these cars and used them as part of the operations at NHVR.
Four flat cars, also slated to be scrapped. These cars are unusual because they have depressed centers from when they were used by Duke Energy for specialized purposes in plant operations in North Carolina. They could eventually be converted by the NCRM to carry passengers on the Triangle’s Triangle’s Train.


Earlier article:
http://apex.suburbanlivingmag.com/save- ... ce-lewine/


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