1950 Railroad Caboose
 December 2003 Found Caboose in Fairfield, Iowa |
 May 7, 2004 Ready for the big lift |
 50 ton crane being rigged to lift |
 The Caboose cab weighs 42,000 pounds |
 The cab just sets on the wheels without any locking bolts. |
 Ready to place on drop-deck truck |
 Wheels show simple connection of caboose. Each set of wheels weighs 8,000 pounds |
 Locking pin shown at bottom of caboose that drops into wheels |
 Steps were damaged prior to our purchase |
 Locking pin is 1.5 inches in diameter and 12 inches long. |
 Wheels being placed on second truck |
 Ready to roll. Height of caboose was 18 feet 4 inches. A standard semi box trailer is 13 feet 6 inches so special moving permit and pilot vehicle was required |
 After lots of power line, telephone cables, overpass problems arriving at site. |
 Crane ready for the lift. Was short of labor so did not get pictures of lift |
 All done and going home |
 The new home. |
 Now the work begins. Caboose will be painted red and the Burlington Route logo will be placed on outside. This caboose was built by International Car Company who is like the Boeing Company in the aircraft industry. They build cars for all railroads, so this model could also be made for the Burlington Route. |
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