SP 4707 Summer 2016

Page last updated:  Thu Apr 21 19:32:44 PDT 2022


SP 4706 Christine Graffiti


SP 4706 4/19/2011


SP 4706 5/3/2016


SP 4706 5/3/2016


SP 4706 5/3/2016


SP 4706 5/13/2016


SP 4706 8/14/2016


SP 4706 8/14/2016


SP 4706 8/14/2016


Fuel Fill decal applied by Ali Barbato


Ali leveling build date decal


Ali putting the build date on


Ali putting Christine decal on SP 4706


Watch your Step decal


SP 4706 Coming out of shop under guidence of Steven Perry


SP 4706 On Caboose Train


Ken Chapin, Painter Extraordinaire


Ken Chapin by Greg Elems


SP 4706 Project

The FRRS completed a major restoration of the SP 4706 caboose in August 2016.

The project team included:

FRRS President Steve Habeck
Ken Chapin
Matt Parker
Dave Dodds
CMO Bil Jackson
FRRS VP Greg Elems
David (Fritz) Elems
FRRS Director Leisa Wesch
FRRS Acting Secretary Eugene Vicknair
FRRS Director Charlie Spikes
Loren Ross
Burr Wilson
Michael Giarritta
Bob Sims
Ethan Doty
Ali Barbato
Jason Peterich
Steven Parry
Ann Morningstar
(our apologies to anyone we may have omitted)

Additionally, the following four vendors supplied most of the materials used:

Plumas Ace Hardware (Portola)
Wild Hare Sign Company (Quincy)
Plumas County Glass (Quincy)
Tripp Plastics (Sparks)

Several of these people also made contributions of money and/or supplies for the project. We want to mention the contributions of Ken Chapin ($160 for paint and supplies), Steve Habeck ($2200 for paint, windows, and signage/lettering), and Greg Elems and Eugene Vicknair for graphics data and measurements.

Thank you to all who made this project possible and the hard work to complete it.