Keep Opelika Beautiful must be happy to see work finally beginning on the old caboose at the depot. The group received the donation several years ago and work has finally begun to remove the asbestos. From the Asbestos Network: Once the United States started producing asbestos, it became a major component of insulation for boilers, fireboxes and pipes in steam locomotives. Boxcars and cabooses, refrigeration units, and steam water lines were all insulated with asbestos.
From the Archives — originally published on the Opelika Daily News on May 3, 2009. View the original page.
