John Bertini's IC 199487 painted as ATSF 999746
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Before | After |
Moving into place
| Laying of the tracks. I had a crushed gravel road bed placed
to set the track on; however I failed to order the ballast until after
the caboose's arrival. Later I had to hand shovel the rock onto the tracks.
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| Placement of the trucks |
| Caboose arrive on a heavy duty trailer with special highway permit from the railhead in San Antonio |
| A 60 ton crane lifts the 52 ton caboose body onto the tracks. I should have tunneled the water, electrify and sewage before this day! |
| Lowering the caboose body onto its trucks. |
| Welding blocks to secure the caboose |
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Pictures by John Bertini