KCS 6

Name	Type	Comments	Date

George Corben	General	This is a MKT car transferred to the CGW transferred to the KCS and donated to the Smokey Hill Railroad club. It was stripped of its mail fittings in Pittsburg and was never in service on the KCS. DST bought the car from Smokey Hill and had it transported to Mid America Car & Locomotive in KC for external restoration for display on the turntable at the former KCT Roundhouse in KC.	5/16/2007 12:52:24 AM

George Corben	General	I believe this car was never on CGW rails. It was renumbered and lettered at Parsons,Kans. at the MKT shops and moved to the KCS at Pittsburg, Kans. It was never lettered or numbered for the KCS. KCS RPO cars were numbered 30-39,60-69 and 70-73 (60-69 were renumbered 30-39 when they received roller bearings and Tightlock couplers). Cars 70-73 were 80' lightweight streamline Dorm-RPO-Baggage cars.	5/16/2007 1:16:44 AM

George Corben	General	This car is former MKT #225 built by ACF, St Charles,Mo, Feb. 1929. Weight 136,600 lbs. All Stee;l body construction. 1 partition. Inside length 70' 1" . Mail Compartment 30' 1". Enameled MKT Monogram shield added at Sedalia Car Shops 2/2/42. Sold to CGW August 1957 for $1,750.00. Justification for assigning #6 as Road number unknown. This was not a number from a series used for either CGW or MKT RPO cars.	5/18/2007 11:16:48 PM

KCS 6
Date: 5/13/2007	Location: Kansas City, MO Map	Views: 778	Collection Of: Tom Stolte
Rolling Stock: KCS 6 (RPO)			Author: Tom Stolte

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