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Author:  Great Western [ Thu Nov 30, 2023 8:12 pm ]
Post subject:  Caboose Wanted in Ontario

A local business might be interested in getting a caboose (van to some of us!). It doesn't have to be a particular road or era.
It should be transportable, restorable, in reasonable condition, with trucks. Brantford, Ontario area.
Please send me a pm.
Thank you.

Author:  Jason Whiteley [ Sat Dec 02, 2023 12:37 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Caboose Wanted in Ontario

There's one currently posted for sale on facebook in Bradford West Gwillimbury, Ontario for C$20,000. Looks like a former CPR wooden caboose. Interior has been converted but it's still on its wheels.

Author:  Great Western [ Sat Dec 02, 2023 7:16 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Caboose Wanted in Ontario

Thank you. I'll pass it along.

Author:  k5ahudson [ Sat Dec 02, 2023 4:54 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Caboose Wanted in Ontario

If this is just for display outside a business I would strongly encourage finding a steel caboose. Wooden cabooses are higher maintenance and would deteriorate much quicker.

Author:  Great Western [ Mon Dec 04, 2023 11:49 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Caboose Wanted in Ontario

k5ahudson wrote:
If this is just for display outside a business I would strongly encourage finding a steel caboose. Wooden cabooses are higher maintenance and would deteriorate much quicker.


Thanks k5. A friend restored a CNR wooden van a few years back, but had to move and sell it. I drive by it often. It is very much going backwards now, although still in decent shape.
They are not for the faint of heart because, like any wooden structure, they cannot be let go for too long.

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