Hillsborough rail museum turns cars over
to paint ball business
Old dining car and sleeper car used as props for people playing paint ball games in field
CBC News Posted: Jul 17, 2015 7:40 AM AT
A couple of pieces from New Brunswick's Railway Museum in Hillsborough are getting an unusual paint job — one done with paint balls.
With the museum unable to afford the upkeep on some of its cars, a decision had to be made about what to do with them.
"We were debating what do we do?" said curator Art Clowes.
"You know, how can we look after them ourselves? And basically we can't. We just don't have the people and the money to keep restoration of them."
Clowes spoke with Aaron Nelson, who runs the paintball business next door.
The two decided they would both benefit if the paintball business took over care of the rail cars until the museum gets enough volunteers and money to restore the cars.
Nelson took the old diner car and sleeper car from the museum to use as props for paintball and airsoft enthusiasts.
Nelson said these cars were never display pieces so he believes this partnership is helping to ensure that they are staying around.
"They're not maybe a show piece but they're still railway cars and opposed to being scraps, they'll be still alive and well here," he said.
"I think people are still going to appreciate those cars despite not being up at the railway museum."
Nelson says he'll do some minimal work to upkeep the cars.
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