Date sent: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 15:42:14 -0600
Bob,
Is this the same person who also started what is now the Age
of Steam Museum at the Texas State Fair Grounds in Dallas.
When ever Mother Burlington sends me to Ft Worth I always make
a trip over there. They have what must be the finest collection of
heavy weight passenger cars in the nation on display. Some of
them are open to the public. I have been through the entire
collection. The museum director is a real nice guy and once he
knows you are generally interested he will take you through the
ones that are not normally open. Walking those cars is a walk
back in history. They have coaches, dining cars, pullmans, paulor
cars and a great dining car. They even have a GG-1. They
repainted it last year into the PRR locomotive(brunswick) green
with large red keystone and single yellow stripe paint job.
Bob Stafford
> Concerning the 'Texas' photos ... (I'm in the office at the moment and do
> not have access to references) ... that would be the Everett DeGolier
> collection at Southern Methodist University in Dallas ... he acquired the
> company photos (and lots of other ephemera) from the Baldwin Works ... they
> are all cataloged and stored in a special collection area ... I was a
> student there in the early 70s ... recall reviewing the shop order books for
> the steam locos (builder's info, dimensions, customer info, builder's
> number/loco number, costs, etc.) while researching PRR 2-6-0 (class F-1 thru
> F-3) production. They do provide copies of the builder's photos which can
> be ordered from a catalog ... can also do research in the collection, for a
> price.
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> (now we'll see how good my memory is:)
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> Everett DeGolier's father was a wealthy oil guy and the son became a rail
> fan and photographer with deep pockets ... I have one of his books ('Tracks
> Going Back'), a collection of his photos ... I'm not sure if he is still
> alive, but he donated part of his collection to SMU with money to build
> space and provide maintenance.
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> Bob Leeper
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