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A Brill Railbus built for the Frankfort and Cincinatti Railroad (actually running between Frankfort and Paris, KY). Recently restored by KRM using a grant provided by the Kentucky Cornels Foundation. This car used to be nothing but a hollowed out shell sitting on the outskirts of the KRM yard.
She is now capable of moving under her own power but cannot be used for passenger service becuase one of the wheels on the power truck has a crack in it and 1929 brill parts don't exactly come off the shelf anymore.
This unit has a twin which was sent to cuba but nobody knows what happened to it after that.
She is now capable of moving under her own power but cannot be used for passenger service becuase one of the wheels on the power truck has a crack in it and 1929 brill parts don't exactly come off the shelf anymore.
This unit has a twin which was sent to cuba but nobody knows what happened to it after that.
Category Photography / Miscellaneous
Species Unspecified / Any
Size 1280 x 960px
File Size 598.3 kB
Not quite sure the cost but quite expensive I'd say. Plus theres the difficulty of finding someone that could replicate castings that old. You'd have to send it to Strasburg I'd imagine.
This project is also on the backburner behind keeping the steam engine running, building a roundhouse, updateing passenger coaches, and general maintenance.
The only reason she got restored to begin with was the Cornels said "thats historically significant to Kentucky - heres money to fix it".
This project is also on the backburner behind keeping the steam engine running, building a roundhouse, updateing passenger coaches, and general maintenance.
The only reason she got restored to begin with was the Cornels said "thats historically significant to Kentucky - heres money to fix it".
H'm. Find out the wheel diameter and profile; I'll ask around. I know that trolley museums have Brill wheelsets lurking about, so who knows?
'Course, Brill wheelsets of that vintage cracking are nothing new; that's what helped along the retirement of the Bullet and Strafford cars on the Norristown High-Speed Line after 60 years or so of daily service. ;D
'Course, Brill wheelsets of that vintage cracking are nothing new; that's what helped along the retirement of the Bullet and Strafford cars on the Norristown High-Speed Line after 60 years or so of daily service. ;D
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