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I’m the owner/CEO and founder of the Extreme Railfan Redwood Empire Corp. We’re a team of railroad enthusiasts who work on the historic 2926. We started this business in 2022 because we knew we needed railcars to go behind 2926. We started with a small group of members from 2926 who are key supporters. Without their green light, this project never would have happened. There are members on the team, including myself, who are members. As you can see from the team shirt on Bonfire, we gained sponsors. We have one of the sponsors on the shirt; the others didn’t want their names on the shirt, which we respect. How are we going to get the three rail cars you might ask? That’s where the GoFundMe and merch store sales and sponsors come in. Once we get the cars here, all money made on ticket sales and merch items will go back into the project. Thank you so much for your support of the GoFundMe campaign for the historic vintage railcars. Your donation will go a long way toward restoring these iconic railcars and making them available for future generations to enjoy. We hope you will share this campaign with your friends and family. We have a lot of work to do, but we have a plan. With the two merch stores and the GoFundMe, we will be able to raise the funds for the cars. We’re also hoping to get some more sponsors to help us get the cars here. We can’t wait to get the cars and restore them to their former glory. Thank you so much for your support!

the jane marie is a rock island car that was converted to a sleeper lounge from a coach

This car was built in 1947 for the Rock Island Railroad. Its coach seats could carry 68 passengers. It was originally named "Des Moines" for one of the cities the railroad served.

It ran initially on the "Twin Star Rocket" between Minneapolis and Houston, named for Minnesota (the North Star State) and Texas (the Lone Star State). It later served on the Rock Island and Southern Pacific's "Golden State," named for California (the Golden State). On that route between Chicago and Los Angeles it passed through Tucson, Chandler, Phoenix, and Yuma along the way.

It was purchased in 1988 by a museum member who brought it to the Arizona Railway Museum in 1989 and named it "Jane Marie." He converted it to a private car which can be attached to Amtrak trains for touring the U.S. by rail.

The Pullman Company built this lightweight coach for the Rock Island Railroad, named it "Des Moines" No. 330, and delivered it in April 1947. Its length is 82 feet 10 inches over end sills. It is unusual in that it has a vestibule at each end for passenger entry, and a movable divider which could be adjusted for different classes of service to comply with the "Jim Crow" laws still in effect in southern states. The car was rebuilt by the Rock Island in 1962.

This was the second Pullman car to carry the name "Des Moines." The first was a heavyweight sleeping car built in 1927 for the Milwaukee Road. That one was eventually sold for scrap.

When Amtrak began operating in 1971, the Rock Island declined to hand over its passenger operations and continued to run two passenger trains on its remaining routes, the "Quad Cities Rocket" and the "Peoria Rocket," with the State of Illinois subsidizing the cost. This car was still operating on the "Quad Cities Rocket" when the Rock Island ended passenger service on December 31, 1978 and the railroad shut down in 1979.

Jonathan Wood bought the car in Guthrie, Oklahoma in 1986. Another private owner purchased it in 1988 while the car was still in Guthrie, and brought it to the Arizona Railway Museum. It arrived by rail on February 28, 1989 and was stored on a siding at Pecos Road which was leased from Jack Bogle. It was moved onto the grounds at Armstrong Park after the switch was installed in 1993, and then moved to Tumbleweed Park along with the rest of the cars in 2006.

The car is now configured as a business car with two bedrooms, a dining room, kitchen, and lounge, and is Amtrak-certified. It can be attached to scheduled passenger trains and is available for charter.

all money from sales and donations will go back into the and and donations are not tax deducible