John and I have been checking several times a day on our “new” 1916 caboose,
WP668, where it is in temporary storage
and all seems well so far. We are discussing where to start restoration and
repair work but we can’t do much until it dries out from the heavy rains.
The homeless (unhoused?) folks who are camped nearby do not seem
to be bothering it. This is a matter of concern because:
1) we don’t want them to move in, 2) we don’t want it burned by
a camp fire accident (or on purpose). Having
to evict trespassers is much harder than keeping them out in the
first place, which is why the windows are boarded up and the doors
are chained. There is strong lighting on half of it at night but the
other sides are in shadow.
Selected Caboose Move Photos from Tuesday, 28 February 2006:
Julie (crane operator):
Mark (low boy truck driver) after the caboose body was loaded:
Mark in his truck:
The caboose wheels, trucks, etc. after loading on the 2nd truck:
Leaving Hunter’s Point:
Caboose in San Francisco traffic:
Heading south on highway 101:
Under the lowest bridge (14 feet, 10 inches):
Passing Sun’s Menlo Park Campus exit:
Arriving in San Jose:
Off of 101, under the wires and street light:
Unloading the caboose body 1:
Unloading the caboose body 2:
Moving in the ties underneath:
Silicon Valley Lines club members move in the last tie:
Lifting the rails:
Dennis unloads the wheels 1:
Dennis unloads the wheels 2:
Everything on the ground:
A Job Well Done:
Images by Katy Dickinson (Copyright 2006)
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