The caboose was tucked away under trees in the owners yard. Upon completion of their new home construction, the caboose would be inaccessible and a permanent fixture of the property owners landscape, making it a race against time to come up with the financing needed.
Ryan Emrick and Chris Brassington wonder just how we plan on getting this caboose out of here
A good bath and we'll have this paint looking clean and fresh in no time!
Interior shot of the caboose
Interior shot of the caboose
3-9-07 Arriving at the caboose on a bitterly cold morning in March
3-9-07 Truck driver Jim Lilly and CRHS member Russ Swinnerton with final measurements
3-9-07 Crane operator Brad Allan review plans with Contractor Tony DelGiorno
3-9-07 Measurements being verified and flagged for underground tanks that will factor into the move
3-9-07 Kris Klemick begins Phase II - prep work for the move
3-9-07 Russ Swinnerton drops the knuckle in preparation for the drawhead being removed in order to fit on the trailerÂ
3-9-07 Parts of the caboose begin coming home, one piece at a time!
3-20-07 Acquisition dinner meeting; (L-R) JB Kerr, Russ Swinnerton, Brock Kerchner, April Kline, Sean McDonnell, Ryan Emrick, Mike Swinnerton, Steve Ondik, Evan Kerr. Plans to begin Phase III are placed into motion.Â
4-5-07 A landmark achievement; CRHS President Kris Klemick and M&H Railroad President John Pullman sign the lease for the operation of CR 21165 on the Middletown & Hummelstown Railroad
4-5-07 CRHS & MHRR Together we can, Together we will
Former NS 1413/ CRÂ 1627 2-15-07 stored at Enola, PA, destined for Larry's Truck & Electric
