Having finally sorted out our laptop difficulties by buying a new
one, I can now post the most recent caboose project photos. Some
background: a set of 4 caboose wheels are attached by a truck and each
set of 4 wheels plus a truck weighs 5-1/2 tons (11,000 pounds or 4990
Kilograms). The wooden and steel caboose body rests on top of two trucks and
8 wheels. Details of the wheel move are in my
“Caboose Wheels Moved Today” entry of 5 August. We do not yet have
a date for moving caboose WP668’s body onto the trucks now on our backyard
rail line.
Crossbuck Sign in Our Backyard:
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Backyard Rail Line with Brick Walks:
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Wheels, Trucks, Battery Box in Storage:
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Forklift Lifting the 1st Set:
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John in the Hyster Forklift:
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Chaining the Wheels to the Hyster for Safety:
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Driving the Wheels Down the Street:
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Neighbors Enjoying the Show:
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Josh and John Planning:
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John Driving the Hyster:
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Backing into the Backyard:
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June Bug on a Tieplate:
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Aligning the Wheels to the Rails:
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Josh and Neighbor with Camera:
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1st Set Down:
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Lifting the 2nd Set:
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2nd Set in the Air:
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Katy Driving the Hyster:
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Turning Past the Caboose:
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Katy and the Hyster:
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Lifting Over the Back Gate:
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Just Enough Room:
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Getting Ready to Spin onto the Tracks:
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Touchdown for 2nd Set:
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2 Wheel Sets Down:
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Moving the Battery Box:
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Securing the Wheels:
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HO Scale WP Caboose Model on Prototype:
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Images by John Plocher and Katy Dickinson (Copyright 2006)
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