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It was to be used as a restaurant or tourist attraction but those dreams never became reality Jewellery on Sale the caboose was left sitting empty in the forest. When Lynn went to look at the old, dilapidated caboose, her father, who was visiting, said there was no way she should even begin to work on it. However, friend and Raymond resident Bruce Ilves said if Lynn Return to TIFF Round tag necklace get it moved, they could restore it. In Fall of 2009, the caboose was loaded onto a trailer pulled by a semi-truck and delivered to its new home next to the Raymond Museum off Road 608. "If it had sat at Sugar Pine another five years it would have been gone," said Ilves, Return to TIFF Round tag pendant the deterioration of the caboose's walls. Since its move, the caboose has undergone a complete restoration from stripping layer upon layer of green paint and re-painting to reconstruction of the framework, putting in new windows and re-planking the floor -- all done according to the caboose's original construction plans. "It's supposed to be like it could run Return to TIFF Round Tag Set the railroad right now," Lynn said. "People now know what a caboose looked like when it pulled into Raymond." Lynn says she's never spent a day working alone because someone always stopped by to help. Ilves was one of those volunteers. Return to TIFF Round tag key ring cabinet maker by trade, Ilves helped with all the woodwork. "I've known these people (Northrop's) forever," he said. "They don't even come from this place but have given the community so much." "Raymond is so special because of the way we support each other," Lynn said. "The history of Raymond has been one of community spirit and by highlighting the past it brings us together even more.