Southern Railway Dining Car 3164 - Restoration Work

[Southern Dining Car 3164] This car was built by Pullman in 1924 for Southern Railway, retired by Southern in 1970, and passed through the hands of several private collectors before being acquired by several members of SARM in 1996.

 

The car was restored by members of the Southern Applachia Railway Museum from 1996 to 1999. The seating area was restored during the winter of 1998-99. The kitchen awaits future work.

[Southern Dining Car 3164]

During restoration done by volunteer members of the Southern Appalachia Railway Museum in the spring of 1999 considerable welding was done to repair this damage from the 1958 accident.

[Chris painting 3164 the day of the move] [brakes are ready on 3164] SARM volunteers restored the interior, exterior, and running gear of 3164.

The photo on the right shows the "COTS" stencil on the rebuilt brake system - the brakes were cleaned, oiled, tested and stencilled by ETRC (East Tennessee Rail Car) at Knoxville on April 4, 1999.

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