I think I found the
caboose for sale outside Fredericton on the satellite map of Google Maps. The address is 819 Royal Road, which is the address of M.L. Wilkins and Sons, a lumber yard. Looking at the
Kijiji ad's photos and the satellite map, it's in the center of
this view.
4 comments:
Hi Steve, you are an intrepid satellite-caboose-searcher. That caboose looks to be in pretty rough shape in the Kijiji photos. Good detective work. Sometime I'll try to satellite locate the caboose here in Kingston, still in use as a drive-in theatre ticket booth on McAdoo's Lane here in Kingston.
Eric (Ontario railfan who doesn't lift stuff off in-service units)
Hi Eric, I agree, it does look in rough shape.
I'm glad you're not the type to lift stuff out of in-service units. Most railfans aren't.
Yes, the Kijiji pictures don't look so hot. The van is definitely off its trucks and the steps are gone too. It's likely sitting on its underframe which means that it's likely not so strong underneath anymore.
But ten grand? Plus moving costs? Naw. You can get a rolling caboose for less than half that.
That caboose should be donated to the city of fredericton, cleaned up, and placed somewhere along the old rail lines as a memory of the past. Kind of like Oromocto and Minto's cabooses.
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