Howard Wheeler Wrote:
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> Maybe a member of the organization can offer a
> more specific response, but it's my understanding
> that the equipment east of the Yardley yard office
> is privately owned and not a part of the IERHS
> collection.
You are correct, Howard. The rail cars are owned by Mike Gelhaus. Check out the link [
www.spokesman.com] for a 2012 photo of Mike and his equipment. One of his cars is the SP&S 601 Mt. St. Helens which was the back-up car for the regularly assigned sleeper-lounge SP&S 600 Mt. Hood on SP&S trains #2 PDX-SPK and #1 SPK-PDX which the BN donated to the Pacific Northwest Chapter - National Railway Historical Society in Portland in 1972.