Caboose 1776

1776 sat in a construction yard for several years along the Old Glenn Highway at Spring Creek. She disappeared for a few months and just before Christmas 2004, like the Phoenix, 1776 appeared in all new paint and carries the herald of Iron Horse Espresso. Hats off to the folks who did a fantastic job of recreating the Red, White and Blue Centennial scheme used by the Alaska Railroad. When I last photographed the crummy, she was just that, inside and out. Thanks for a Job well done. You can pay homage, by stopping by on the main drag through downtown Eagle River for a java jolt.

Modelers Note. For HO modelers, get your orders in for the Overland 1776 version of the caboose. Don't you just want to kit bash one into the Iron Horse Espresso stand! You can always use the trucks and
couplers on something else. - Pat Durand

Additional note from ARR Conductor Duane Frank [1/29/05]: "It is owned by Doug Johnson, ARR Conductor, and his wife. It is a coffee/espresso/latte stand. During operating hours the beacon on top of the cupola is turned on!"

Alaska Railroad Caboose #1776

30+ years ago, this caboose was painted as you see her for the 1976 United States Bicentennial celebration, then sold many years later, finally ending up here as a coffee drive-thru in Eagle River, Alaska ... definitely different ... at least she is maintained and didn't end up as scrap metal

Photo by Dan Garvey. Taken on August 1, 2008