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.

More caboose move photos:
[ In Place ] [ Setting Down ] [ Over the Tracks ] [ Mid-Point ] [ Around We Come! ] [ Off the Rails ] [ Ready to Lift ] [ Preparations ] [ Caboose #117 ]

Keith Meacham photo, June 8, 2002.