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Photo Gallery: Train Caboose Moved
May 6, 2010
Flomaton’s train caboose at Hurricane Park was moved Wednesday to the Flomaton Welcome Center and Area Railroad Museum.
The 54-ton L&N caboose had been at Hurricane Park for a few decades, but it was decided to move it to the Welcome Center so that it could be restored and become a showplace, according to Tippy Wagner, artifacts director for the museum.
Plans call for the caboose, which was built in 1951, to eventually be open for tours, Wagner said.
For a NorthEscambia.com photo gallery from the move, click here. (The gallery also contains photos taken inside the caboose.)
The caboose was moved thanks to a donation by Robert Jackson, according to Wagner. Deep South Cranes, L&L Welding, theTown of Flomaton, Flomaton Police Department, Flomaton Fire Department and Tthe Escambia County Sheriffs Office all helped make the move possible.
The Flomaton Area Railroad Museum is located at 702 Sidney Manning Boulevard in Flomaton. It is open from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.
Pictured top: Flomaton’s caboose is delivered to the Flomaton Area Railroad Museum Wednesday afternoon. Pictured inset: The caboose is moved from Hurricane Park. Pictured below: The caboose travels through Flomaton. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
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4 Responses to “Photo Gallery: Train Caboose Moved”
Something nostalgic about trains.They always make you stop and think about years gone bye.Some of my best memories are from tooling around Europe in Trains.
Good times.
Hey whitepunk…….you may need the crane too ..some cabooses are heavier than others…..
Glad to see it moved…lotsa people will see it now…kinda got lost by the park with all the baseball stuff around…good job TIPPY !!
Teamwork accomplished this move!!!!!! A Big Day in Flomaton!!!!!!!!
Where can I hire that semi truck… I need someone to move my wife’s caboose off the couch!