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Coach #20
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Union
Pacific built coach #20 in 1884 for the Utah & Northern, and the original Sumpter Valley purchased
the car from the U&N in 1891. The car served the railroad until 1942, first as a passenger car
and then as an outfit car. The car bounced around after the railroad retired the car in 1942,
eventually ending up in the hands of a private collector and stored near Cottage Grove, Oregon.
The Sumpter Valley Restoration group purchased the car in 1990, largely through the generosity of
Emma Eccles Jones, last surviving child of David Eccles. The car is named Emma Eccles Jones
in honor of the gifts she made to the project that made restoring the car feasible.
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One
of the logos used by the Sumpter Valley frosted into the glass. Jeff Moore photographs.
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Business Car #100
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Business
car #100 originally served the Bingham & Garfield Railroad/Kennecott Copper Company operations in
Utah. It is a standard gauge car that has been placed on narrow gauge trucks for occassional use on
the Sumpter Valley. Jeff Moore photograph.
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Open Cars
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Sumpter
Valley Railway Reconstruction converted the #1201 from a D&RGW high side gondola; this car has
since left the property, but the railroad continues to operate several similar cars built on the frames
of White Pass & Yukon flatcars. John Henderson photograph, Jeff Moore collection.
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