Florence & Cripple Creek Railroad Passenger Equipment

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Passenger Cars

No. Length Capacity Weight Builder Date Class Notes
50 47 ft 32 37,400 lbs St. Charles Car Company July 1897 Combination Ordered as a coach, converted to combine at the factory. Passenger capacity reduced from 32 to 25 in 1910 when the car was converted to a baggage-mail-passenger combine. Placed on standard gauge trucks and used by Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek Railroad in 1911. Transferred to the CC&CS in April 1915. Transferred to the Midland Terminal Railway in 1918. Sold to Montana Southern in 1919.
51 47 ft 46 37,400 lbs St. Charles Car Company July 1897 Second Class Placed on standard gauge trucks and used by Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek Railroad in 1911. Transferred to the CC&CS in April 1915. Transferred to the Midland Terminal Railway in 1918. Sold to Montana Southern Railway in 1918.
52 47 ft 46 37,400 lbs St. Charles Car Company July 1897 Second Class Sold to Nevada-California-Oregon Railway in 1915.
53 47 ft 46 37,400 lbs St. Charles Car Company July 1897 Second Class Reportedly transferred to the Cripple Creek & Colorado Springs Railroad in April 1915 but not used. Disposition Unknown.
55 47 ft 42 37,400 lbs St. Charles Car Company July 1897 First Class Sold to Nevada-California-Oregon Railway in 1915. Sold in 1925 and moved to Lakeview, OR. Used as the ticket office at the fairgrounds. Disposition unknown.
56 47 ft 42 37,400 lbs St. Charles Car Company July 1897 First Class Sold to Nevada-California-Oregon Railway in 1915. Body sold and used as a cabin Adin, CA in 1925. Later moved to Oroville, Ca for use as a diner at a Miniature Gold Course. Sold to Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum in 1986 and moved to Nevada City, CA. Damaged by falling tree in 2016. Stored awaiting restoration.
60 47 ft 32 37,400 lbs St. Charles Car Company July 1897 Suburban Baggage Placed on standard gauge trucks and used by Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek Railroad in 1911. Transferred to the CC&CS in April 1915. Transferred to the Midland Terminal Railway in 1918. Placed on the ground as bunk house. Abandoned when Midland Terminal Ry. folded in 1949. Moved to Antonito, Colorado in 199X for possible restoration. Sold to Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum in 2021. Currently stored pending restoration in Nevada City, CA.
61 47 ft 48 37,400 lbs St. Charles Car Company July 1897 Suburban Coach Placed on standard gauge trucks and used by Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek Railroad in 1911. Transferred to the CC&CS in April 1915. Transferred to the Midland Terminal Railway in 1918.
62 47 ft 48 37,400 lbs St. Charles Car Company July 1897 Suburban Coach Placed on standard gauge trucks and used by Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek Railroad in 1911. Transferred to the CC&CS in April 1915. Transferred to the Midland Terminal Railway in 1918.
63 47 ft 48 37,400 lbs St. Charles Car Company January 1899 Suburban Coach Placed on standard gauge trucks and used by Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek Railroad in 1911. Transferred to the CC&CS in April 1915. Transferred to the Midland Terminal Railway in 1918.
64 47 ft 32 37,400 lbs St. Charles Car Company January 1899 Suburban Baggage Placed on standard gauge trucks and used by Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek Railroad in 1911. Transferred to the CC&CS in April 1915. Transferred to the Midland Terminal Railway in 1918.
65 47 ft 48 37,400 lbs St. Charles Car Company February 1899 Suburban Coach Placed on standard gauge trucks and used by Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek Railroad in 1911. Transferred to the CC&CS in April 1915. Transferred to the Midland Terminal Railway in 1918.
66 47 ft 48 37,400 lbs St. Charles Car Company December 1897 Suburban Coach Placed on standard gauge trucks and used by Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek Railroad in 1911. Transferred to the CC&CS in April 1915. Transferred to the Midland Terminal Railway in 1918. Unrestored, Privately Owned.
67 47 ft 48 37,400 lbs St. Charles Car Company December 1897 Suburban Coach Off the F&CC roster by 1913. Disposition unknown.
71 47 ft 37,400 lbs St. Charles Car Company December 1897 Baggage-Mail Sold to Nevada-California-Oregon Railway in 1915. Body sold in 1927 and used as a shed in Alturas, California.
72 47 ft 37,400 lbs St. Charles Car Company December 1897 Baggage-Mail Sold to Nevada-California-Oregon Railway in 1915. Body sold in 1927 and used as a shed in Alturas, California. To N-C-O Ry for preservation in 2020, stored awaiting restoration.

Suburban Cars

Suburban cars were used on local trains around the mining district.