Luggage Cart Renovations

CHAPS is restoring a luggage cart once used at the Cochrane Railway Station.

Mike Taylor and Lonnie Basiuk are leading the project. They have disassembled and examined each of the parts. While well constructed, they’ve discovered most of the wood needs replacing. The metal parts will be sand blasted. The cart will soon be painted, reassembled and join the collection of the Cochrane Historical Museum.

Lonnie & Mike inspecting parts
Cart Hitch
It is well crafted, notice the arch.
Douglas Fir in the hitch has stood up well.
Wood has shrunken over time.
An undated photo shows the cart
The cart represented in our Diarama

Thanks to Wayne Hilland & family for rescuing and donating the cart.

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