[VIDEO] Building a First-Class Tourist Train

nathansixchimeOGR Forum Member

Since the restoration of Sugar Express steam locomotive No. 148 was completed in 2020, FMW Solutions has been helping acquire and renew several vintage passenger cars for use on the steam-powered excursion line through South Central Florida.

In the video linked above, FMW Project Manager Drew Reynolds, who has been spearheading work on rebuilding a vintage baggage car into an open-air car, a former Great Northern passenger car into a new coach, and adding finishing touches to a former Pennsylvania Railroad and Amtrak car into a diner lounge for the Sugar Express and more.

A full article diving into the strategy behind the cars, the work performed, and even the paint scheme is also available here: https://www.fmwsolutions.com/n...senger-tourist-train

Kelly Lynch
Director of Special Projects
FMW Solutions, LLC

Trainmaster (when not running around with 765...)
Sugar Express

1/22/229:40 AM

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