hello,
can any one tell me where i can spot them? im pretty sure CN has them sit in the yard since they dont use them. i know some that wc inherited wasp ainted in WC colors. i know 1 is along hwy 41 in fond du lac & the others i dont know. i also seen a old GBW one in the middle of a train i saw in appleton this past summer.
if anyone can help plz do so
thanks
Brent-
Most of the ex-WC,exx-Milw cabs are based out of
Neenah, IIRC. Haven’t seen any in NFDL for a few years. A couple of
years ago, a few of the ex-WC/Algoma Central radio control cabs were
stored here, but I don’t know what happened to them.
The
WC cab currently visable on 41 is scheduled to be moved into NFDL this
year, along Prospect Ave(old Hwy. 175) at the head of the Yellowstone
Trail, as an info office/display about the trail.
is that caboose gonna still say wisconsin central on it or is something gonna be done to it?
im sure alot more people hope it stays wc on it.
Yep, CN will transport it to Shops, sandblast and paint it, and deliver
it to the new site. Fund raising is going on now to pay for the move
and painting.
In Wausau we use to have a CNW caboose in the south yard, but I highly dought it is still there. I have seen it in a while. Here’s a picture I found Online.
There is an old WC bay-window caboose by the marina in Oshkosh. It looks to be in GBW colors, but the WCL shield outline can still be seen on the side. It’s # is 16 and appears to have been in the same spot since 1992!
I went to North Fond Du Lac today and the Wisconsin Central “tribute” caboose is finished and on display in a city park.
Thanks for the pics, Ed. Went to take my own and post them, but the batteries in my camera were dead.
Most
of the site work was done on Monday oflast week, and the cab was up and
on display by Tuesday of last week. The official unveiling is scheduled
for the weekend of August 4th.
thanks for the pic,
im not really suprised to see what it turned out like. the CN logo & the http://www.cn.ca/ kinda runied it. i was picturing it back in wc colors. also was this caboose ever numbered? i know thier was 5 ex milwaukee rd cabooses & that was one of them. i know the 16 in oshkosh is a old MILW. but i have no idea where 17 is ( not the remote reciever) & their is some more numbers that i dont know of.
anyways heres a pic when it stood along hwy 41. & that brings back good times. i loved seeing that caboose their when i traveled down the rd.
There is an old Wisconsin Central caboose in Manitowoc that CN still uses when they have a switching move north of town to a lime quarry in Rockwood, painted similar to the one in your photograph.
Brent, I like seeing your questions and the like, but please learn how to spell. Using “&” all the time doesnt help either.
Alec
Who’s “Ed”?
Sorry, ERIC. [#oops]
No problem ShopsYardMaster [:D].
i saw EX GBW 115 today on the L531
Thank god for photos…or the memorys would just fade like the paint!
I’m a newbie to this site. Hoping somebody can help. Our park system has an old WC caboose that needs painting. Is there any sort of formal or suggested process for painting this caboose? How does one go about finding out the original paint colors. We want to make sure we do this right.
Does it matter who paints it? Any other suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks
There is one ex Green Bay and Western, Ex Wisconsin Central caboose that is used for back up moves in Appleton WI. It is used almost daily on the weekdays some weekend jobs also. They keep it at the Appleton yard when not in use.
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