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Jeff Millerick removes a panel and reveals the car number in gold leaf - 29. Now who's car 29 is it?

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Discovery crew: Standing L-R Mike Manson, Gus Campagna, Charlie Siebenthal, Bruce Evans, Skip Reuckert and Don Millerick. Seated L-R Lauren Williams, tennant and Jeff Millerick.

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Sanding to try to find an NWP number.

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Our first peek under the metal roofing to see what covered the car roof.

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The carport is coming down, as the tennant is packing up to leave.

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Carport is gone.

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Laundry room, one wall down, two to go.

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The entire crew gets ready to finish the demolition of the laundry room roof.

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A little more of the car is appearing.

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Front porch and laundry room all gone, wow it really is looking like a railroad car.

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Interior of the car, carpet and wood stove still in place.

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Our first look at the inside of the roof. It looks like all the panels are there, though there seems to be some water damage.

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Interior braced for moving, the carpet and stove are gone, but the kitchen cabinets remain.

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Preparing for the first lift. Phil Joy Housemoving crew doing their job.

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Both I beams under the car, ready to lift it up.

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The car is lifted up and the trailer is slowly backed into place. There was a tree in front of the porch that had to stay

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The trailer is just about in place.

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Out the driveway, I'm glad the trailer can be steered.

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One final check before we hit the road.

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The old coach is almost traveling over the old P & SR tracks nearing her new home.

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Backing into the position where the P & SR Caboose sat.

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Setting her down on blocks at the restoration site.


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