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| Earl Bennett at the Utah Merci boxcar in Salt Lake City, Spring of 2000. |
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| Boxcar at Union Station RR Museum in October 2006. Photo by Lee Witten. |
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| Earl Bennett at the Utah Merci boxcar in Salt Lake City, Spring of 2000. |
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| Boxcar at Union Station RR Museum in October 2006. Photo by Lee Witten. |
| Location: |
| According to Byron Lewis, the Director of the Utah Societie La Fortie et Huit, the Utah boxcar has been moved to a work site in the Union Pacific Railroad Station Museum in Ogden, and is currently undergoing restoration. As of October 2006, Lee Witten, webmaster for the UPRRSM reports the Forty and Eight Society have the plaques nearly ready to put on the car, and are in the process of raising funds to build a shelter over the car. |
| Contact: |
| Ms. Linda Thatcher, Utah State Historical Society, 300 Rio Grande, Salt Lake City, UT, 84101, (801) 596-1730, or Byron Lewis, (801) 782-6210 |
| Artifacts: |
| There is no knowledge of any existing gifts. |
