Car #65, Edward Gillette, has been added to the line-up at the train, raising the total of restored passenger cars to nine.
The Edward Gillette car is a combine car originally used at the Oregon Electric Railway.
Image from the Ken Harrison Collection
The car was named after a Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy engineer. Those familiar with the history of the Black Hills Central Railroad know that it was also the CB&Q that created the High Line through the Black Hills, a spur off of which the 1880 Train now operates. Gillette, Wyoming was also named after Edward, perhaps because of his help mapping a shorter, and money saving, route for the railroad.
Edward Gillette
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The Edward Gillette car has been done in a similar style to our other Oregon Electric Railway cars, Oreville and Keystone. These details include stained glass, upholstered seats, and several different hard woods in the car interior.
Visit us this summer and get the chance to ride in this beautiful car!
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