Milwaukee Lake Shore & Western First Class Coach #63
Restoration Journal
MLS&W #63’s restoration is complete. The two-year (2000-2002), $350,000 project can be traced from beginning to end via the links on this page. The car is now on display to the public in the museum’s Coach Shed. Click below for individual articles.
- #63’s History and Original Fund Drive
- #63 and Art Nouveau
- What Is Art Nouveau?
- Last Pre-Restoration Outdoor photos of MLS&W #63, April 2001
- An Exercise in Paint Research
- How Did They Build This Thing?
- Kirby’s Canopy – New Light On An Old Artifact
- Media Day, October 1, 2002: PHOTOS!
- #63 wins TRAIN’s Passenger Car Restoration Award
Restoration Reports in the Mid-Continent Railway Gazette
- #8 (Final), December 2002
- #7, September 2002
- #6, June 2002
- #5, February 2002
- #4, October 2001
- #3, July 2001
- #2, March 2001
- #1, November 2000