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DT&I Caboose #96 For Sale
Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2019 10:45 pm
by NS3322
It looks like the wonderfully restored DT&I caboose #96 needs a new home...
Peter Dudley wrote:Posted by Brian Yax, in Collectors of Michigan Railroads / Railroadiana Facebook group (it's a closed group -- Brian is permitting me to post this here).
Brian is moving, and he needs to find a good home for his Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad (DT&I) No. 96 caboose. If it isn't moved in May, it might be scrapped-in-place.
The caboose is located near New Boston MI, not far from Detroit Metro Airport (DTW).
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Re: DT&I Caboose #96 For Sale
Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2019 5:51 am
by Atkinson_Railroad
It doesn't appear private caboose ownership lasts very long.
Economics always seems to get in the way.
Any authentic history about this caboose? One source says it was built in '28, another
states it was constructed in 1925.
Evidently some of its original wood was utilized in making decorative pens
before it was restored? What's the story behind that?
John
Re: DT&I Caboose #96 For Sale
Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2019 5:25 pm
by NS3322
Atkinson_Railroad wrote:It doesn't appear private caboose ownership lasts very long.
Economics always seems to get in the way.
Any authentic history about this caboose? One source says it was built in '28, another
states it was constructed in 1925.
Evidently some of its original wood was utilized in making decorative pens
before it was restored? What's the story behind that?
It appears in this case that it was rather an unexpected move, not economics, that made the owner list it for sale.
Yes the build date is contradictory. Although, I think it was built in 1928.
Sister caboose #77 at the Henry Ford Museum was built in 1925.
Sister caboose #94 on display in Civic Center Park in Flat Rock was built in 1928? (date has since been painted over).
Apparently the caboose was in very rough shape when Mr. Yax purchased it. I would really like to know its full history before it was so lovingly restored by Mr. Yax.
Re: DT&I Caboose #96 For Sale
Posted: Wed May 01, 2019 4:24 pm
by NS3322
Update: The caboose has been donated to the Michigan Transit Museum. I only hope it does not end up like the GTW caboose they own. (I hope it gets displayed by the depot).
Re: DT&I Caboose #96 For Sale
Posted: Wed May 01, 2019 6:31 pm
by OwlCaboose2853
NS3322 wrote:Update: The caboose has been donated to the Michigan Transit Museum. I only hope it does not end up like the GTW caboose they own. (I hope it gets displayed by the depot).
OR Henry Ford Museum/ Railroad Roundhouse in Greenfield Village in Dearborn?
Re: DT&I Caboose #96 For Sale
Posted: Wed May 01, 2019 6:46 pm
by Atkinson_Railroad
Thank You for following up with an "Update".
I was not familiar with the Michigan Transit Museum and did a brief Google search to learn a little more.
It seems like a good fit for the regal looking 96.
Here's to a smooth transition on its way to a new home.
John
Re: DT&I Caboose #96 For Sale
Posted: Wed May 01, 2019 10:23 pm
by NS3322
OwlCaboose2853 wrote:NS3322 wrote:Update: The caboose has been donated to the Michigan Transit Museum. I only hope it does not end up like the GTW caboose they own. (I hope it gets displayed by the depot).
OR Henry Ford Museum/ Railroad Roundhouse in Greenfield Village in Dearborn?
Henry Ford was contacted, and was not interested.
Re: DT&I Caboose #96 For Sale
Posted: Sun Aug 18, 2019 2:27 pm
by Man o' War
NS3322 wrote:Update: The caboose has been donated to the Michigan Transit Museum. I only hope it does not end up like the GTW caboose they own. (I hope it gets displayed by the depot).
Arrived at the Mount Clemens depot yesterday, and now rests comfortably on its new display track immediately north of the station in the Depot Historic District park. Immaculate restoration job, and looks pretty spiffy for a 94 year old crummy. Too bad that a GTW caboose could not have been displayed, but this one needed a new home fast and fortunately found one here in Warsaw (Mount Clemens). Hats off to all involved in this worthy project.
Man o' War
Re: DT&I Caboose #96 For Sale
Posted: Sun Aug 18, 2019 4:54 pm
by M.D.Bentley
Thank you to all involved in .