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At the time of formation in 1896, the GB&W's rolling stock consisted of 25 locomotives, 20 passenger cars, 2 combination cars, 1 officer's car, 7 baggage cars, 410 box cars, 75 flat cars, 3 stock cars, 7 coal cars, 15 cabooses and 12 "other" cars.

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Caboose #117

  
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At the time of formation in 1896, the GB&W's rolling stock consisted of 25 locomotives, 20 passenger cars, 2 combination cars, 1 officer's car, 7 baggage cars, 410 box cars, 75 flat cars, 3 stock cars, 7 coal cars, 15 cabooses and 12 "other" cars.

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Caboose #117 finds a home in Heritage Park in Plover, Wis.


This is seconds before the actual lift.  This is actually a re-lift using a considerably heavier cable. The crane crew tried using much smaller cable to start with, but there was too much elongation in the cable.

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Keith Meacham photo, June 8, 2002.

 

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Updated August 11, 2009

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 The Green Bay Route is maintained by Mark Mathu.
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Updated July 11, 2015