How do you rebuild a century-old caboose? With a little help from your friends! Project Manager David "DJ" DePanicis takes us on a tour of the finished restoration of Wabash Railroad caboose no. 2534, one of only two wooden Wabash cabooses in existence.
Learn more about the restoration here by clicking here and watch Part 1 of this video here:
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Another very impressive accomplishment by my friends and former crew mates at the FWRHS.
What a gorgeous restoration! There's nothing not to like there.
Terrific job on the restoration, I totally agree with TexasSP, he nailed it. Thanks for sharing.
That is impressive. Given the condition when found I wonder how much of the original car they were able to use, and how much was rebuilt. I am sure this is a problem that others who have done car restoration have come across in the past. "Yes that piece of wood is original, but it isn't in that good of shape and further deterioration would just require that it be replaced. So let's do it now." It would be interesting to know what the thought process is for that kind of decision.
Gorgeous! Congrats to all who contributed on job very well done!
Outstanding work! I saw the first video and never imagined this restoration would turn out so great. 
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