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Mid-Continent Railway Museum

Wooden Passenger Cars

Wisconsin Fish Commission "Badger 2" was built by Pullman Co in September 1913, Lot 4015, as Wisconsin Fish Commission "Badger 2".  It was used with steel tanks to carry fish to restock  streams and rivers.   It was sold to Walter H Knapp Inc as 104 and converted as a office car.  It was sold to MCRM in 1960 and set up as coach 104.  It was sent to Hillsboro for service in 1962 and then to North Freedom in 1963.  It was restored as-rebuilt beginning in 1986 and completed in 2008.

East Jordan & Southern RR 2 was built by the Osgood Bradley Co.  in November 1864 as Grand Trunk Ry #112.  It was renumbered to 585 in November 1885 and in 1889 the car was rebuilt at the Chicago & Grand Trunk, Gratiot Shops in Port Huron, MI. In 1902 the coach was sold to EJ&S by the F. M. Hicks of Chicago Heights, IL. It was rebuilt into a combine. It was sold in 1961 to a private individual and resold to MCRM in 1963.

Copper Range RR 25 was built by American Car & Foundry in February 1903, Lot 2504, as 59, a coach.  It was rebuilt as a combination baggage/coach car in 1913 and renumbered 25.  It was purchased for Mid-Continent Railway Museum in 1963 and quickly restored for use.  It was stored in the 1970s and restoration to the 1913 style over 15 years of work.  It was completed in 2013.

Wisconsin Central Ry 63 was built by Pullman in June 1905, #3182. It was renumbered 1941 in 1909 and was rebuilt as a work car, W-323 in August 1935. It was acquired by the MCRM and restored as 63.

Minneapolis St Paul & Sault Ste Marie "Oak Park" was built by Barney & Smith 1884, as Wisconsin Central "Oak Park", as a cafe-parlor car.  It became Soo "Oak Park in 1909 and rebuilt as a business car.  It was renumbered as 57 with no name in 1929 and became as a bunk car, W-118, in 1938.  It was acquired by MCRM in 1968.