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	Inspection Day July 15, 2007
	Moving Day Sept. 17, 2007
	Sept. 30, 2007 We placed the caboose at our house, it receives full sun, and the paint is fading fast. So, I am proceding full-speed with prep to repaint the exterior thereby protecting it from the elements. The interior will have to wait a bit, but I am happy to have the shag carpet gone! Our plan is to restore the car to its "as retired" condition.
	Feb. 2, 2008 Recent projects include completely documenting and tracing all exterior lettering. This included measuring all lettering, and it's relative position on the side of the car.
	April 25, 2008 I've removed one end platform. If you figure that SP placed the wood with metal roof walk material in the 80's, this wood lasted as extra 20-25 years, so I'd say they got their money's worth. You'll see that I couldn't remove the brick veneer from the plywood wall behind the stove, so that section of plywood had to go.
	May 12, 2008 Installed lockers that crew members used for clothes, equipment, and lantern storage. The lockers are the one major portion of our car that was removed by the previous owners and discarded. They still need lots of TLC to prep them for paint, as well as the doors attached. What was remarkable was the fact that lockers from one car literally dropped right into our car. The consistency with which they were constructed was obvious. I tried to reassemble everything with the same hardware that SP used, although I had to employ modern drywall screws in multiple places, as the old finishing nails just wouldn't hold firm.
	Somebody tried to scrap my caboose! Yes, the subject line is true, it looks like somebody started to take my caboose apart but then stopped. I know that the previous owner purchased the car from Purdy Co. Scrappers in So. Cal. could it be that they were literally starting in on the car until the phone rang with somebody inquiring about purchasing a caboose? I don't know, but as the pictures will show it looks like the bay was cut with a torch from both corners and then hastily patched with galvanized sheet metal and self tapping machine screws.