[milwaukee-electric] Re: National City Lines.

[Scott Greig]

Quite a bit of the old wood machinery from Cold Spring Shops (and in at least one case, probably even the ancient Kinnickinnic Car Station shop) is now at IRM, and several pieces have been restored to service.
--- On Tue, 3/29/11, Gary Schnabl <gSchnabl at SWDetroit.com> wrote:

From: Gary Schnabl <gSchnabl at SWDetroit.com>
Subject: [milwaukee-electric] Re: National City Lines.
To: milwaukee-electric at lists.dementia.org
Date: Tuesday, March 29, 2011, 4:30 AM

On 3/29/2011 3:15 AM, Don L. Leistikow wrote:
> Gary S and list:  Yes, Gary... the Company had working wood shops in the
> Car Stations and, of course, at the major Cold Spring Shops.
>
> There were several wooden cars that were in service... to the end.  The
> Line cars; A 1, A 2 and A 3, plus the D 21, D 22 and D 23 all had wooden
> bodies.
>
> Even the B series Sweepers... B 1 through B 49 and the C series Snow
> Plows C 1, C 2 and C 3 were wood bodied.
>
> Then remember that the streetcars and Interurban cars had wood roofs,
> covered with canvas.
>
> Don L.
Are there any employee lists that might have any information on what my 
grandfather did? BOTOH, he might have been independently contracted out 
for some work...

Gary


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