The little French boxcar stood in the middle of a hot, dusty train yard in Hawai`i, far apart from the other train cars and locomotives…
The little boxcar didn't look like anything special.
The sun, rain, and termites had done a lot of damage.
The dedicated volunteers knew the boxcar needed a lot of love.
They welded and hammered and sawed.
Busting rust!
A malahini (visitor) from Pennsylvania who spent part of his vacation volunteering to work on the boxcar.
One volunteer worked on the boxcar almost every Saturday for several months.
DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) members, making J-58220 look amazing!
J-58220's Hawai`i ohana (family).
Putting on the final touches.
Pau hana (work time is over)! Great job, everyone! Time to party!
