Buying and moving Rock Island caboose 17883

My family bought and moved a vintage Rock Island Railroad caboose in 2003, which was placed on my parents’ property just west of Little Rock, Arkansas. Caboose 17883, built in 1930, was among the first group of steel-sheathed cabooses for the railroad. It was in service for 50 years — an office on rails at … Continue reading Buying and moving Rock Island caboose 17883