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Beaver Tails

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Original Beaver Tail 24 Seats

Car #	Car Name	Year Built	Cars Outcome
(4449)*	Nokomis	1934	Converted to Storage Car No. 1955 in 1952
(4450)	Wenonah	1934	Converted to Storage Car No. 1956 in 1952

* Sources Indicate the cars were given the Numbers in Parentheses, But no Evidence Can be Found That These Numbers Were Applied To the Cars While in Service.

2nd Edition Beaver Tail 26 Seats, Plus 12 in the Solarium

Car #	Car Name	Year Built	Cars Outcome
None	Omeme	1936	Converted to Storage Car No. 1957 in 1952
None	Opeche	1936	Converted to Storage Car No. 1958 in 1952

Finned Beaver Tail 28 Seats, Plus 17 Seats in the Solarium

Car #	Car Name	Year Built	Cars Outcome
None	Earling	1938	Converted to Storage Car No. 1959
None	Merrill	1938	Converted to Storage Car No. 1960
None	Miller	1938	Scrapped In 1961
None	Mitchell	1938	Scrapped In 1961

1935 Original Beaver Tail

Beaver Tail "Wenonah"
(The Man on the Back with the brush is my Great-Grandpa)

Beaver Tail "Nokomis"

1936 2nd Edition Beaver Tail

Beaver Tail "Omeme"

Beaver Tail "Omeme"

1939 Finned Beaver Tail

Finned Beaver Tail "Earling"

Finned Beaver Tail "Merrill"

Finned Beaver Tail "Merrill"

Finned Beaver Tail "Merrill"

Finned Beaver Tail "Miller"

Finned Beaver Tail "Mitchell"

Finned Beaver Tail "Mitchell"

Finned Beaver Tail "Mitchell"
(Under Construction)

Finned Beaver Tail "Mitchell"
(Under Construction)

Finned Beaver Tail "Mitchell"
(Under Construction)

Finned Beaver Tail "Mitchell"
(Under Construction)

Finned Beaver Tail "Mitchell"
(Under Construction)

Finned Beaver Tail Interior

Finned Beaver Tail (end view)


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