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This is probably one of my more unique boxcars and it has a story (don't they all?).  Just a few weeks after receiving my first train set (Christmas 1976) my dad came home from work on January 20, 1977 and gave me this Spirit of '76 State of Georgia boxcar and a Spirit of '76 caboose.  It was the day Jimmy Carter was inaugurated and the first time I remembered an election season.  My dad was no fan of the new president and the feelings soured over the next four years so this was a head scratcher.  He told me it was a historical day and he wanted me to have a souvenir to remember the day.  I received most of my train sets and trains as Christmas and birthday presents so this one was always special since it was just a gift on a random occasion.  My dad was a surgeon and would leave before 6AM and not get home until after 11PM in addition to frequently being called out in the middle of the night.  I didn't see him a lot during the week but he always came home for lunch and dinner and we would play with trains during those times before he went back to work.  Although he was always busy, trains were our thing that we got do do together.  It makes me chuckle today thinking about my dad going to the LHS to buy this boxcar during the work day probably while driving between the hospital and his office.  Almost seven years after losing my dad, it's been fun seeing this boxcar and getting back into my trains as they are a reminder of the many good times during my youth and the quality time spent with my dad.  If you've ever been to a doctor's office where the waiting room is full and they tell you the doctor is busy or running behind... ya never know, they might be busy making memories for their kid. 😁

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(EDIT) 02/22/2022

I've added a long video (with chapters) about this boxcar and the Spirit of '76 caboose #7600

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