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                  Caboose 24542 - Page 2

Photos of the Restoration of Maywood Station Historical Committee Caboose 24542

A bright autumn sky on October 26, 2005 illuminates Caboose 24542. (Photo by Ed Kaminski)

Caboose 24542 and Maywood Station are shown on a sunny and crips October 26, 2005. (Photo by Ed Kaminski)

MSHC members Matt Posthumus and Doug Earls took advantage of the bright skies and good weather at the November 19, 2005 work session to remove the existing floor, which will be replaced. (Photo by Ed Kaminski)

MSHC member Matthew Greco power washes the interior of Caboose 24542 at the November 19, 2005 work session. (Photo by Ed Kaminski)

On December 21, 2005, a crew from Hazuka Electric Co. began rewiring Caboose 24542. (Photo by Ed Kaminski)

Two crew members from Hazuka Electric Co. are shown working on rewiring and installing original lighting fixtures in side Caboose 24542 on December 21, 2005. (Photo by Ed Kaminski)

A crew member from Hazuka Electric Co. works on rewiring an exterior light fixture on Caboose 24542 on December 21, 2005. (Photo by Ed Kaminski)

During the week of January 30, 2006, a crew from Haag Construction Co. began work on the interior of Caboose 24542. Two crew members are shown applying the plank floor inside Caboose 24542 on January 31, 2006. (Photo by Ed Kaminski)

The plank floor is carefully fit into place inside Caboose 24542 by crew members of Haag Construction Co. on January 31, 2006. (Photo by Ed Kaminski)

On February 1, 2006, new wood panels began to be applied over the existing walls and ceiling inside Caboose 24542. (Photo by Ed Kaminski)

A February 1, 2006 view showing an area of new wood panels that have been applied over the existing walls and ceiling inside Caboose 24542. (Photo by Ed Kaminski)

On February 3, 2006, the majority of the carpentry inside Caboose 24542 was completed as molding was applied to wall and ceiling paneling. (Photo by Ed Kaminski)

A crew member from Haag Construction Co. works on details inside the bay window of Caboose 24542 on February 3, 2006. The original ceiling rail and light fixtures have also been re-applied. The interior of Caboose 24542 has now been restored to its basic as-built appearance. (Photo by Ed Kaminski)

MSHC members completed staining the walls and ceiling inside Caboose 24542 at the February 11, 2006 work session. (Photo by Ed Kaminski)

The completed staining of the walls and ceiling inside Caboose 24542 by MSHC members is shown in the February 11, 2006 view. (Photo by Ed Kaminski)

A view of Caboose 24542 as a record-setting blizzard affected the region on February 12, 2006. (Photo by Ed Kaminski)

A February 26, 2006 view of the interior of Caboose 24542. MSHC members have completed staining and sealing the walls, ceiling and floor as well as the doors, trim and fixtures have been painted. Window shades have also been applied. (Photo by Ed Kaminski)

A June 3, 2006 interior view of Caboose 24542 showing trackwork that is beginning to take shape on what will be an operating model train layout. The layout will incorporate scenes along the New York, Susquehanna & Western Railway in northern New Jersey including Maywood Station. (Photo by Gus Aversa)

MSHC member Hector Hernandez, Jr. is shown welding a safety chain to a step railing on Caboose 24542 at the July 19, 2006 work session. (Photo by Robert P. Pisani)

Sparks fly as MSHC member Hector Hernandez, Jr. carefully works on welding a safety chain on Caboose 24542 at the July 19, 2006 work session. (Photo by Robert P. Pisani)

At the August 15, 2006 work session, MSHC members started block wiring the train layout inside Caboose 24542. The photo shows the first test train running on a stretch of completed track. (Photo by Matthew Greco)

A September 30, 2006 view inside Caboose 24542. Photographs have been added on the wall and progress continues on the model train layout. All of the trackwork and wiring for the layout has been completed and scenery will start soon. (Photo by Tim Moses)

MSHC members Matthew Greco, Gus Aversa and Ed Quinn work on adding scenery to the model train layout inside caboose 24542 in this December 6, 2006 view. (Photo by Joseph M. Katzenstein)

A January 18, 2007 view inside Caboose 24542 shows progess continuing on the model train layout. (Photo by Ed Kaminski)

MSHC member Matthew Greco is shown applying a new heat-resistant silver paint system to the roof of Caboose 24542 on March 29, 2007. The paint will reduce the interior temperature by 20 degrees on average and provide better longevity. (Photo by Ed Kaminski)

An unusual view of Caboose 24542 is captured in this time-exposure photo taken at night through a fish-eye lens on May 2, 2007. (Photo by Hector Hernandez, Jr.)

MSHC member Gus Aversa is shown working on the model train layout inside Caboose 24542 during the August 5, 2007 Maywood Station Museum Open House. (Photo by Ed Kaminski)

Caboose 24542 and Maywood Station are seen at night after a snowfall in this time-exposure photo taken on February 12, 2008. (Photo by Ed Kaminski)

MSHC members continue to make progress with detailing the model train layout inside Caboose 24542 in this view taken March 9, 2008. (Photo by Ed Kaminski)

Caboose 24542 and Maywood Station are shown in this time-exposure night photo taken on June 9, 2008. (Photo by Robert P. Pisani)

Original NYS&W Alco S-2 #206 was moved into Maywood Station on October 14, 2008 and coupled to Maywood Station Caboose 24542. The locomotive will be on display and undergo restoration by the MSHC. (Photo by Ed Kaminski)

Caboose 24542 is shown at night in this time-exposure night photo taken during the first snowfall of the winter season on December 16, 2008. (Photo by Ed Kaminski)

A June 7, 2006 view of Caboose 24542 and NYS&W S-2 #206 on June 7, 2009. NYS&W S-2 #206 is shown in the process of being restored by the MSHC. (Photo by Ed Kaminski)

Caboose 24542 is shown in this time-exposure night photo taken on September 2, 2009. (Photo by Ed Kaminski)

An ex-Cartier C-636 leads NYS&W C-420 #2000 and a freight train on the operating model train layout inside Caboose 24542 at the Maywood Station Museum 5th Anniversary Open House on October 4, 2009. (Photo by Michael Tierney)

Caboose 24542 is shown on a sunny but cold December 6, 2009. (Photo by Ed Kaminski)

Twelve inches of freshly fallen snow blanket Caboose 24542 and NYS&W S-2 #206 in this scene taken on December 20, 2009. (Photo by Ed Kaminski)

Caboose 24542 appears in this view taken on a cold and snowy December 20, 2009. (Photo by Ed Kaminski)

After a cold and harsh winter, Caboose 24542 was repainted and lettered by MSHC members. The caboose is shown here on April 13, 2010 after work was completed. (Photo by Ed Kaminski)

 

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