Coeur d’ Alene Mining District Rescue Car.
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And how does that work? Looks a bit big for the typical mine railroad.
From what little info I could gather from Shoshone County, Id history.
She sat on a siding in Wallace or Mullan, Id. It was used as Headquarters for any mine in the Silver Valley that had a mining emergency.
The round seal on the side was from The Dept of Interior, Bureau of Mines.
The car was eventually sold to a private party who turned it into a bar in Mullan, ID.
It was later destroyed in a fire, along with the Miners Union Hall.
I don’t have those dates.
The pictire was taken Nov 3, 1923
Here’s a truck to go with it, John.
I’ll guess that both were a response to some big mine disaster.
[edit] The following report suggests the truck replaced the rr car, and that the latter had been in service since 1923:
