Virginian caboose scrapped at Ashville, OH

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For reason unclear to me, the former Virginian caboose located next to  the N&W 
depot at Ashville was scrapped this week. There was an  article about it in the 
Circleville Herald today but not being a subscriber I cannot read it all online. 
The  caboose was built as Virginian hack 315 in 1947 and served the Virginian 
and N&W proudly until it was donated to the Village of Ashville by  NS in the 
early 80's. After donation it was moved to it's own track  adjacent to 
Ashville's former N&W/Scioto Valley depot where it sat  until this weekWith the 
caboose being in relatively good condition, except for a few windows etc, I am 
quite shocked how it got to this.

This scrapping is a bit personal to me having spent time in the 80's with my new 
found junior high friend (and N&WHS member) Eric Davis helping former N&W 
operator Jack Lemon wiping down the caboose's interior removing years of coal 
dust and grime. The  three of us also spent quite a few winter afternoons being 
kept warm by it's potbelly stove waiting on the next N&W movement through town 
and doing chores  around the museum. I never will forget the look on Jack's face 
one day  when a torpedo fell out of the shovel of coal that was about to go in  
the stove....

In better days, here is the caboose shortly after being repainted as a Boy Scout 
project - http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=274052


Whit Wardell
Canal Winchester, OH


      
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