Boxcars sometimes have two lives, revenue service and shelters of various shapes, sizes and functions. I found two old cars at the Sierra Railroad’s shops in Jamestown, CA serving their latter years as a hand car and tool shed. Read the rest of this entry »
Built by Haskell and Barker in 1910 for the Western Pacific, the caboose was later sold to the Central California Traction Co. of Stockton, CA in 1948 and became number 19 until it was retired and sold in 1966. I found it at the Western Railway Museum located in Rio Vista, CA where it resides today. As you can see from the pictures, time has really taken its toll on the structure.
