Warfield restores historic baggage wagon
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March 17, 2023
Bob Warfield stands with the baggage wagon he restored and that is on display at the Cherokee Strip Museum in Alva.
Bob Warfield, a member of the Cherokee Strip Museum's board, took the board's working rule to heart and put it into action when he decided to restore a historic baggage wagon. The wagon had been sitting in pieces at the museum for some time, and upon learning of its history as a baggage wagon used at the train station, Bob was determined to restore and preserve it. He had a special reason for wanting to restore it. He remembered playing on one as a kid when his mother ran the Ingersoll Depot.
Using his carpentry skills and researching old photographs, Bob was able to put the pieces back togeth...
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