https://www.theunforgettableboxcar.com/home daily 1.0 2026-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/0c464050-21ab-4a76-8205-4ec902669e84/BookBrushImage-2025-11-10-12-5210.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/5448ee38-aa98-418c-b171-c14f1e043e35/BookBrushImage-2025-12-3-12-2039.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/5b4725d2-7dd0-48cb-ad1b-189660542be4/Indiebookstorelove.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/ac2905c6-5731-40bd-ad33-3e3563a645fc/BookBrushImage-2025-11-13-13-1116.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/1d806831-4295-42cc-b2db-b5cd21d35960/logo2x.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/5f6570c9-4801-4ee9-ab3e-b433ef271b5b/BookBrushImage-2025-11-13-12-195.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/dba654c8-365a-4fd5-b375-3f887b3480ba/BookBrushImage-2025-11-13-12-1621.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/312a5640-3994-45c6-bf2c-6e9393d62fd7/BookBrushImage-2025-11-13-12-300.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/9775715f-0dd5-41be-8bc2-73606ed61eec/BookBrushImage-2025-11-13-12-2126.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/0ae58854-574f-4918-bca2-805dd5553e4f/BookBrushImage-2025-10-22-15-589.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/9be59b5d-f92c-4ccd-bec9-dba369f0ec34/BookBrushImage-2025-10-22-16-14.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/e62ecbad-5c0e-4418-9d50-f89a7ec2af34/blueblob.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/77a95f9c-6f79-448f-8f0a-f9c9565fea75/Love+Train+book+brush.png https://www.theunforgettableboxcar.com/authors- daily 0.75 2026-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/cec5ff6f-afdb-43b5-aa95-47aa3924a108/apple.png About the Authors https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/929b7881-38ad-4ce9-b6a3-b8948bb6302a/green+train.png About the Authors https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/326399fd-01e6-4415-bdb9-e5bb4e3e1539/books.png About the Authors https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/f082cb89-bbe5-4a9d-b094-12e9234ba8f1/mamasita+headshotresized.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/1ca4a206-a8e1-4c82-8a76-913774af4e51/Kerry+headshot.jpg https://www.theunforgettableboxcar.com/j58220 daily 0.75 2026-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/a6fd2054-e835-4857-91f4-fa2df2356d9b/20250202_092907.jpg J-58220: after Aloha and welcome to the Hawaiian Railway Society! Visit us and ride on a train! (click on image) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/e9fd174d-0f38-4642-b456-a5acf1d41fdc/20250203_110905.jpg J-58220: after J-58220 stands proudly on a very special track made for a very special boxcar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/8427a40f-802a-406a-a1c6-7252689d9af8/20250203_111137.jpg J-58220: after The company that originally owned the boxcar: Compagnie des chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée (PLM). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/21073442-3f83-4333-b51b-16e14b89a388/20250203_110936.jpg J-58220: after The boxcar could either carry 40 men... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/38d320b8-1aa5-42c6-a41f-1d04b6146336/20250202_130737.jpg J-58220: after ...or 8 horses (but not both at the same time). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/125203a3-1cc8-4008-8625-4e8b80cef31a/20250203_111208.jpg J-58220: after By law that had to be painted on the outside of the boxcars. The American "Doughboys" called them "40 & 8s." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/77f68bb8-9978-4bd1-ae1f-ba9258028897/20250202_095045.jpg J-58220: after The official Merci Train logo (click on image) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/abcb3fca-8516-4760-a917-ff72b5c071f0/20250202_130855.jpg J-58220: after Created by Robert Louis, a prominent French heraldic artist. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/ed112753-ad1d-4ed9-9ce3-a6096d56408f/IMG-4615.jpg J-58220: after Builder's Plates https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/4807be60-4ec8-4f54-9d0e-2b66a0daa506/IMG-4616.jpg J-58220: after "After the war, PLM, the company that owned the boxcar, a new name. They engraved the name on a metal plate and fastened it to the frame." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/3c8fed2c-7a6d-41c7-a9c8-b4d7419f9185/20250202_130651.jpg J-58220: after Merci to the people of Hawaii for their sweet gift to the people of France during the post-war famine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/70c59ba6-f525-45e8-a5f6-8b5542abb4e8/20250202_095222.jpg J-58220: after Robert Louis designed the shields to represent the original French provinces. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/d3ef7fad-9156-4774-849e-1c33e3fadbee/20250202_130637.jpg J-58220: after The French side of the boxcar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/98524ed6-317e-4ca3-ab38-854def1a0563/20250202_130420.jpg J-58220: after One of the historic locomotives in use. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/e49b6731-a228-4e65-a143-5aca20f2a592/20250202_120410.jpg J-58220: after All aboard! Inside Coach 57, one of the passenger cars. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/71368f3b-4a9d-4d1b-abd8-a30a47a1b261/20250203_110723.jpg J-58220: after There was a yellow locomotive... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/763be9b1-8743-470b-8964-6955eeda70df/20250202_132521.jpg J-58220: after There was a green locomotive... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/39783c8b-313b-46d8-9043-32063923a211/20250202_133409.jpg J-58220: after There was a locomotive the color of candied apples. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/f28af994-6c45-43db-9d3e-ef746cabd588/20250202_120532.jpg J-58220: after There was a very special train car that Queen Lilioukalani once rode in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/eed8983b-4124-4c7b-afb1-aa8dc0c7441c/20250202_120542.jpg J-58220: after Built in Honolulu in 1900, Coach 64 was sometimes called the Ambassador. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/1edb4de7-cab0-49ab-8233-f4ad0ab7b5f8/20250202_120602.jpg J-58220: after Oak, mahogany, and birds eye maple created an interior of 1900's-era luxury. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/09b59b85-7f0a-4a60-98b2-418cf269aa7f/20250202_095002.jpg J-58220: after Finally meeting The Unforgettable Boxcar! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/a8bd8910-b29f-4090-814b-1cb80404b587/20250202_100729.jpg J-58220: after There were speeches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/8b184ad1-1243-4512-9376-9405fad9ad62/20250202_103716.jpg J-58220: after There were television crews covering the unforgettable event! Action! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/f85f63e6-5df7-4eb8-8827-1e7ef6b2d5dd/20250202_100401.jpg J-58220: after The ceremony began with a blessing of the boxcar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/0c932db6-b5f5-44b7-9100-c7e5f5c2fbe4/20250202_103021.jpg J-58220: after The Daughters of the American Revolution who volunteered countless hours during the restoration present Jeff with a medal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/462e4dc5-f7de-4413-848a-09d1bf0a5129/20250202_104439.jpg J-58220: after The authors and an akamai historian. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/186bab42-4d7a-42ea-8675-8745370bd57f/20250202_104057.jpg J-58220: after Jeff Livingston, historian and major contributor to our book! Mahalo Jeff! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/6d3e53cc-1333-484d-a16d-0cc22fbff5f8/20250202_095326.jpg J-58220: after Mahalo to beta reader Lori Arizumi, member of the Ewa Villages Historical Society (click on image). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/26d73178-90d4-444f-8115-1d392040bc93/20250202_135119.jpg J-58220: after Salina, Hawaiian Railway Society's amazing Administrator. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/c688653a-f3c1-4748-b3ee-9d44354f95fd/20250202_135144.jpg J-58220: after The author with HRS power house members! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/a2d6ae14-a882-4fa8-9e30-c55f58ddc5e9/20250202_125316.jpg J-58220: after Mahalo and thank you to everyone who helped make this very special day a reality for all. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/5e0d9c53-58b7-40d2-9b1e-20140a911336/20250203_110819.jpg J-58220: after J-58220: home at last. :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/5fc97cfe-0d1d-4ca7-a30b-0668bc4e2b1a/blueblob.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/77a95f9c-6f79-448f-8f0a-f9c9565fea75/Love+Train+book+brush.png https://www.theunforgettableboxcar.com/j58220-before daily 0.75 2025-09-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/7ca795c7-91fe-4625-a5a5-1889223a19a8/Originalboxcarphoto.JPG J-58220: before The little boxcar didn't look like anything special. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/f4e4c554-d599-475f-bdc9-16dd49521b65/16+April+22+French+Side+%281%29.JPG J-58220: before The sun, rain, and termites had done a lot of damage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/b188b778-7ba3-4cfe-a494-3a693bf9dc02/restoration+November.jpg J-58220: before The dedicated volunteers knew the boxcar needed a lot of love. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/c42cffd3-0e32-4f50-a6bc-6d9953e2c5c8/thumbnail+%282%29.jpg J-58220: before They removed damaged wood https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/665caabe-fd28-4b2e-a50a-0708604add1e/thumbnail+%281%29.jpg J-58220: before Sanding metal to get rid of the rust https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/d5fa185d-fdbd-448d-8832-20767ef0514f/restoration+5.jpg J-58220: before https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/a60acaa2-f1c0-40b6-8950-7ed986ce6ee3/restoration+3.jpg J-58220: before The magic of kokua and ka`aahi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/6597bd2e-1646-47d9-8908-ab17fe7bed07/25+Sep+23+-+4.jpg J-58220: before https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/ca2dae4a-3fae-4720-8657-fe471a2b732e/restoration1.jpg J-58220: before They welded and hammered and sawed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/4705bd4d-61b9-4bcd-9b0b-7ad3b3860b2b/restoration2.jpg J-58220: before Working hard... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/e9e3b14f-430e-4682-9b43-d9e2432da91e/restoration+volunteers1.jpg J-58220: before ...all for the love of a little French boxcar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/22f2ece1-d52a-4a89-b944-95eef9ef1c88/restoration+December2.jpg J-58220: before https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/390e68e1-50a4-4480-a74f-2236364db9d5/17+December+restoration+-+6.jpg J-58220: before https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/7c0495f8-d6e5-4fd8-aa97-c96db143d301/restoration+4.jpg J-58220: before Busting rust! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/96dcad3b-289a-4c95-971f-5a1ec6b845cd/13+June+23+Mark+Koppenhaver%2C+York+PA.jpg J-58220: before A malahini (visitor) from Pennsylvania who spent part of his vacation volunteering to work on the boxcar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/00889f4a-0e40-4968-801e-257534127792/2+Dec+23+-+2+Wash+Down.jpg J-58220: before One volunteer worked on the boxcar almost every Saturday for several months. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/e65deee6-0ff8-4561-8d79-b0fd55e4ff3b/5+Dec+23+-+1+Justis.jpg J-58220: before Trusses, the special wood needed to support the roof https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/e4caafa8-85e6-4f11-a7a3-fa1ab99a0222/thumbnail+%283%29.jpg J-58220: before Installing the new roof! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/ced08191-16a8-4cbb-89b2-208185e73ca6/thumbnail+%285%29.jpg J-58220: before https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/743c41fc-ae2b-4c3f-9e19-c357d0c344c8/thumbnail.jpg J-58220: before https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/48ae4019-cd0c-4cd6-b76f-a6db1485cc5e/thumbnail+%284%29.jpg J-58220: before DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) members, making J-58220 look amazing! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/0a563869-6715-49b3-b57b-21714471431f/23+Sep+23+-+5.JPG J-58220: before J-58220's Hawai`i ohana (family). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/45a247d2-f6eb-40b5-8df2-542964ee4395/31+August+24+-+1+Mike+Finishing+The+Door+Track+%26+Header.jpg J-58220: before Putting on the final touches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/e50a1104-786a-4cc5-9d2f-976fd4b91e42/finishedcar.jpg J-58220: before Pau hana (work time is over)! Great job, everyone! Time to party! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/77a95f9c-6f79-448f-8f0a-f9c9565fea75/Love+Train+book+brush.png https://www.theunforgettableboxcar.com/organizations daily 0.75 2025-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/71563985-77f5-47ff-9ae8-27d01c63452b/HRSlogo.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/861747b9-55e8-4ad8-a6af-336cf7c28418/images.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/5b03cad2-c3ee-4b67-8682-6df8a81cbaa9/40+and+8+logo.webp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/77a95f9c-6f79-448f-8f0a-f9c9565fea75/Love+Train+book+brush.png https://www.theunforgettableboxcar.com/contact-us daily 0.75 2025-11-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/77a95f9c-6f79-448f-8f0a-f9c9565fea75/Love+Train+book+brush.png https://www.theunforgettableboxcar.com/reviews daily 0.75 2026-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a0d32f7c40961aaf40ed5/77a95f9c-6f79-448f-8f0a-f9c9565fea75/Love+Train+book+brush.png