Secret Private Car Tour

This is Episode 90 of our daily series!
Located in the outdoor display area of the museum, a coach that was once owned by the museum is now in the private restoration project of a longtime museum volunteer and supporter, Marty Fair. He has been converting the former GT coach into a lounge car, complete with a bar and booth style seats. One day soon, this fabulous lounge will be out on the line. But for now, it is closed and locked off to patrons even when the museum is open. Today... you get a sneak peak inside!
This is a daily video tour series from the temporarily closed Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth, Minnesota. See the entire series at duluthtrains.com/videotours

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  • @OntarioTrafficMan
    @OntarioTrafficMan3 жыл бұрын

    I always find it funny when Minnesotans say "up in Canada" when they're referring to southern Ontario, which is considerably further south than Minnesota

  • @ZigZagRailway
    @ZigZagRailway4 жыл бұрын

    Hi Ken, in your continuation of behind-the-scenes tours, would you be able to show us what sort of facilities you provide for your volunteers, back of house, lunch rooms etc, training etc. thanks for your efforts

  • @formerparatrooper
    @formerparatrooper4 жыл бұрын

    Ken--this is fantastic. There are a few of these dedicated restoration folk's around and they are indeed much appreciated. When I was a 8 or 9, my dad was called to brakeman an extra weed burner move from Glenwood to Belgrade MN and I got to go along. Coming home on train 105 the Enderlin local, they had an extra car on, business car #48. Someone asked my day what was I doing riding along and he told them, and I was invited into the business car for the trip back to Glenwood. I never forgot the smells of the interior of that car. A number of years ago I visited the museum in St. Louis and there they have the 48. I told a woman volunteer my story and she went and got a key and let me in the car. It was as I remembered it, and I think the smells might have been the same as back in the late 40s. I don't think they have done any restoration on that car and even a roof leak has damaged some of the interior, I wish you had it at LS to be cared for. Thank you for the trip of Nostalgia.

  • @knightmarex13
    @knightmarex132 жыл бұрын

    recording shows on VHS, thats a blast from the past. Who remembers loading up the VCR and programing it to record at a certain time?

  • @bigskypeach406
    @bigskypeach4064 жыл бұрын

    I'm glad the old GT coach got some tlc!

  • @JanicefromKansas
    @JanicefromKansas2 жыл бұрын

    Hello from Kansas 🇺🇸

  • @charlessmedmor220
    @charlessmedmor22011 ай бұрын

    Hi Marty and Molly: This is a beautiful restoration. I think what you have done is excellent. I wish you suvccess on te final 5.0% of teh job. I am writing from Toronto so I know the story of the Grant Trunk and the CNR now CN.. Kindest regards, Charles PS: I think the name "Molly" is very appropriate! i hope the name ilettered in gold on this car's sides as it is a golden projet!

  • @snickpickle
    @snickpickle4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the tour, Ken and LSRM folks!

  • @marleneplatcek6364
    @marleneplatcek63644 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for sharing the history of a wonderful coach

  • @jamesf791
    @jamesf7914 жыл бұрын

    Another great video. My kudos to all who made this video. Thank you very much. Be safe and healthy please.

  • @danoc51
    @danoc513 жыл бұрын

    Another great video. It should be noted that the Museum puts out an excellent, very interesting periodical that is sent to members. Anyone is well served by joining up and supporting this place. This and the California Railroad Museum are by far the two best railroad museums in the United States.

  • @jamescooley7849
    @jamescooley78492 жыл бұрын

    Excellent job fellas I too am a railroad historian. So glad I found your site and joined.

  • @rrrailservicehoscalemodelr4734
    @rrrailservicehoscalemodelr47344 жыл бұрын

    Love it!

  • @mluebkert04
    @mluebkert044 жыл бұрын

    Nice job Uncle Marty!

  • @dennislarmore7501

    @dennislarmore7501

    2 жыл бұрын

    is he really your uncle? i feel like there shouldve been, a seperate page to learn more about him and his craft!

  • @trainzguy2472
    @trainzguy24723 жыл бұрын

    5:27 "The light fixtures are not railroad standard" you say? Well you'll be surprised to hear that Amtrak California's Cafe Cars are actually outfitted with very similar lights at every table! And those are modern cars too!

  • @davegreenlaw5654
    @davegreenlaw56542 жыл бұрын

    Over here in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) a portion of what was the Grand Trunk are now the Lakeshore West and Lakeshore East lines for GO Transit.

  • @VincesArtDesigns
    @VincesArtDesigns Жыл бұрын

    This car was on our two harbors train last week when they had to take the NP car out

  • @Mr.RailYard-LJLRailYard
    @Mr.RailYard-LJLRailYard4 жыл бұрын

    Cool car

  • @abk2k3aaronkauflin83
    @abk2k3aaronkauflin833 жыл бұрын

    Imagine if the restored the 6325 they would look great together

  • @dillon78898
    @dillon788982 жыл бұрын

    Dillon hey

  • @QuadMochaMatti

    @QuadMochaMatti

    Жыл бұрын

    Porter yo

  • @rockyfanatic6846
    @rockyfanatic68464 жыл бұрын

    You should restore this car and run this on excursion trains

  • @snickpickle

    @snickpickle

    4 жыл бұрын

    The whole point of this video is that the restoration has taken *twelve years,* and they're still working on it! If I understand this properly, it is now Mr. Fehr's car (spelling?). While I always like historical accuracy, at least this 110-year-old car is going to ply the rails again, so there's that! :-)

  • @rockyfanatic6846

    @rockyfanatic6846

    4 жыл бұрын

    snickpickle you know I didn’t ask you

  • @therealxunil2
    @therealxunil22 жыл бұрын

    So, you put modern stuff in there and changed the configurations to something that the car never was? That's rather blasphemous in my view.

  • @QuadMochaMatti

    @QuadMochaMatti

    Жыл бұрын

    🤔 Well, isn't that what happened once before, when it became a crew car? 🙄😕