the fall knocked the top case off and loosened the right mirror. One of the bolts that holds the top case mounting bracket to the rear rack got pulled through the mounting bracket. I went to the hardware store to get a few washers and an allen set to remount it, worked fine.
While I was fixing all this I decided to stay another night - in the Roadmaster Lodge since the Caboose was reserved for tonight. Dixie the owner had said she'd give me a discount next stay - so I took her up on the discount an got the Lodge at a lower rate then I payed for the Caboose.
Spent most of the day watching trains some, getting to know my neighbors in the Caboose, Lenny and his kids Trance and George. There from Blackshear up the road a bit, fact I rode through there both on the way north and again south. This is there first stay in The Caboose. Be interesting to see if any of them can sleep tonight - the parade of trains, especially north bound, sounding there horns no less than a hundred or two feet away.
Here are those pics of the Caboose I promised you'll. Again - click on the pictures to see full size.
The tracks are about 50 ft from the Caboose.
The Lodge quite a bit biger then the Caboose. One big room in front with room to sleep five people. It's also the living room of sorts, tv, desk, and chairs. Behind that is a full kitchen, stove, refig, sink, plates, siverware and all. Off the kitchen is a full size bath, with good size shower. Pics of the inside tomorrow.
This freight train had to sit here for 5 or 10 minutes to wait for Amtrak to clear. This is the procedure - freights are sidelined to let Amtrak stay on schedule. That fellow in the yellow vest is the Engineer of the freight train by the way.
These are my neighbors, not the couple farthest, but the gentleman closest, his daughter George, and Trance is way at the end where you can't see him.
This is my view from the porch.
ps It'll be a lot sooner if I get my photo assistant Bob #2.
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