Riding Cars

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This may not look like a passenger train to you.
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Even from this side it just looks like a ballast train.
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But look over the top. What's this? These are my new riding cars.
One thing I learned from the Mid-South live steamers is...
Hopper cars DO make good riding cars.
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Plush, padded seats and wall-to-wall carpet.
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The green car has green carpet and the red car has blue carpet.
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So far, there's enough seats for 4 young riders.
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Everything you see in these two hopper cars was made with leftover
or scrap materials. The carpet was scraps from when the house was
built. Seats were covered with left-over fabric. Foam came from
circuit board packaging boxes. Plywood, from another project. Total
cost - $0.00. Total time - about 4 hours.