The relocation of the caboose had been announced in the City of Newport News daily newsletter with a blurb that it would leave Ft. Eustis and be installed at Lee Hall Depot between 10 am and 2 pm on the 19th.
Being new to NN, I knew zero about Ft. Eustis, but learned it housed the US Army Transportation Museum with a train display. So that was my first stop once I got on base.
The folks at the museum knew nothing about the caboose or its move when asked and they mentioned the base repair shop. Since I was already at the museum, I went ahead and visited the railway exhibits figuring I'd have time if needed to visit the railway shops since it was 9:30.
While visiting the Museum's railway exhibits, I heard the switcher's horn as it was traversing the numerous grade crossings on the rail line that passes in front of the Museum with its Military Police escort.
I next saw the switcher and caboose idling on the passing siding adjacent to the CSX mainline as it waited for a regularly scheduled coal train to pass. Once it had, the Army switcher pushed the caboose into position at the Depot for the lift.
Once delivered, the Army switcher departed to return to Ft. Eustis.
Once delivered, the riggers began work securing the caboose for the lift that would remove it from the mainline and place it on the display track.
PS: For short video clips of the CSX coal train, see this thread; heavy enough to require two mid-train helpers.
