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Car 25 Traditional Cache

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Vertighost: Since there has been no response by the cache owner within the time frame requested in the last reviewer note, I have archived this cache. Please note that caches that have been archived for maintenance issues or lack of cache owner communication are not eligible to be unarchived.

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Hidden : 10/26/2016
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Welcome to Fort Worth Intermodal Center. You may have some time to wait at this location. Simple small cache that isn't very hard to find. Unfortunately this is a day time cache 8 AM - 5 PM. Good luck and whatch for muggles.


Car 25 is one of four electric motorcars ordered by the Northern Texas Traction Company (NTTC) in 1913. The cars were manufactured by the St. Louis Car Company. These cars served on the interurban lines between Ft. Worth to Cleburne. These cars traveled at speeds up to 70 m.p.h. Car 25 features stained glass windows, inlaid mahogany paneling, and two passenger compartments - a ladies compartment in front with wool seats and a smoking compartment with leather seats in the rear. The NTTC created the Crimson Limited in 1924.  In the case of motorcars this involved a change in the external paint job. The original dark green with gold trim was replaced with red and white scheme with gold trim. Both the Dallas and Cleburne lines had shut down by the end of 1934.

Subsequently, car 25 found itself with trailer cars 407 and 411 being utilized as farm or ranch housing. Once Eagle Mountain lake was established, these cars were effectively a lake house arranged like a letter U. At some point in time they were covered with a roof and enclosed on several sides helping to protect them. In 1995, the landowner Mitzi McWilliams, donated cars 25 and 411 to the Fort Worth Transportation Authority. Two full time employees and a host of volunteers have restored the cars using a $220,000 federal matching grant. All information in this description is from the Fort Worth Transportation Authority

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Zntargvp, Ng gur onfr bs gur 8gu gb 10gu cbfg va ba gur evtug. Or pnershy abg gb qebc gur pnpur.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)