Recently some of our newer museum members were asking about the restoration the museum did on ex-Penn Central Railroad transfer caboose #18526. Donated in 1996 by Conrail, the caboose was restored both inside and out between 1998 and 2002. At the time of the donation, the #18526 was complete, but had been in a roll over accident where it rolled on to its side on an adjacent track causing a large crease in the side of the car and jarring loose many interior fixtures.
Here is a Flickr album of the caboose as it was delivered, during the restoration process and completely restored inside and out including interior photos taken just recently.
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The Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum is operated solely by dedicated volunteers and works in partnership with the New York Museum of Transportation to bring the visitor a unique dual museum experience interpreting the railroad and transportation history of Rochester and Western New York. Established in 1971, our roots go back to 1937 as the Rochester Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society, the third oldest chapter in the organization.