Restoration of the 1927 Atchison-Topeka & Santa Fe Caboose #1642

for the Galveston Railroad Museum

A Hurricane Ike Recovery Project     

Boy Scouts of America    Troop 123     Galveston, Texas      Bay Area Council

​42 Volunteers          9 Weekends          538 Volunteer Hours

     "You and your team did a great job on restoring the caboose."        C.W. Moorman, Chairman, CEO

​                                                                                                                Norfolk Southern Railroad 

     "I enjoyed reading about your community service project of           

     restoring the 1927 AT&SF Caboose.  What a large job you                Carl Ice, President & COO

     undertook and the finished job looks wonderful."                            Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (BNSF)


     "It was inspiring to learn about your undertaking to restore             Robert W. Turner, Senior Vice President

     a 1927 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway caboose."                 Union Pacific Corporation


​     "...You have shown how vital it is to give back to the                      Allen C. Harper, Chairman & CEO

     community with all of your volunteer efforts.  You have                 American Heritage Railways

     become a role model for all of us to follow..."