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The Car 57 Project<br />
Cheyenne Depot Museum<br />
121 W 15th Street<br />
Cheyenne, WY 82001<br />
307-632-3905<br />
THE RESTORATION IN CHEYENE OF CAR No.57 – Mike Pannell.<br />
©M.Pannell.<br />
July 2010 - CAR No.57 at 15th street in the heart of downtown Cheyenne next to the UP tracks.<br />
We now know the following information on our cars history….<br />
Our car was ordered in 1887 by Gen Grenville .M. Dodge. This is the same man that engineered the<br />
Union Pacific through Cheyenne for his current project, the construction of the Denver ,Texas and<br />
Fort Worth Railroad. He as chief engineer placed orders for all the locomotives and rolling stock for<br />
this new railroad, 12 engines, 1 baggage car, 75 stock cars, 38 box cars, 160 coal cars, 4 passenger<br />
cars, 1 mail car, and 20 refrigerated cars.<br />
Amongst the 4 passenger cars is ours. It was to be the first car built, DT&FW No 45 costing $6,000.<br />
In 1890 it became Union Pacific Denver and Gulf number 371, then in 1899 became Colorado and<br />
<strong>Southern</strong> 57.<br />
Coupé News – No. 92 – October 2010 - Page 18 of 29
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