Baggage car to get new home at events venue

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Baggage car to get new home at events venue

A baggage car that sits at the Engine 209 Park in Gainesville is being auctioned off by the city. - photo by Scott Rogers

01132021 BAGGAGE 1.jpg — A baggage car that sits at the Engine 209 Park in Gainesville is being auctioned off by the city. - photo by Scott Rogers

The Times

Updated: Jan 16, 2021, 12:21 AM

Published: Jan 14, 2021, 12:21 AM

Sitting unused and unattended as part of a railroad display in downtown Gainesville, a Southern Railway baggage car could soon be repurposed as a sort-of dining car.

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