The museum has acquired five historic, narrow-gauge freight cars and is restoring them for display. — Gondolas hauled coalThe gondola-style freight cars hauled gravel, coal or coke, which is processed coal used for steel making. After completed and the tracks are laid, the 27,000-pound freight cars will be moved to the museum for display. The goal is to have the rails installed this year and the freight car display in place by next year. During a recent tour of the freight cars, volunteers removed sliding doors on the stock cars, which will be replaced replicas built by volunteers.

Source: The Star May 01, 2021 14:15 UTC