Caboose due for restoration

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The CP Rail caboose that sits on display at Dinsdale Park with a train engine is undergoing some much needed restoration. Its rotted wood will be replaced and the caboose will be repainted as part of the restoration.

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The CP Rail caboose that sits on display at Dinsdale Park with a train engine is undergoing some much needed restoration. Its rotted wood will be replaced and the caboose will be repainted as part of the restoration.

» Photos by Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun

Chris Maynard, a trades worker with the City of Brandon, works on removing rotted wood from the CP Rail caboose.

Chris Maynard, a trades worker with the City of Brandon, works on removing rotted wood from the CP Rail caboose.

Peter Spelrem, a labourer with the City of Brandon, and Maynard work on the CP Rail caboose at Dinsdale Park on Thursday.

Peter Spelrem, a labourer with the City of Brandon, and Maynard work on the CP Rail caboose at Dinsdale Park on Thursday.

Spelrem tears rotted wood off the side of the caboose. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)

Spelrem tears rotted wood off the side of the caboose. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)

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