This former Soo Line Wide Vision Caboose was built in 1973 by the International Car Co. An excellent article highlighting the background of these cars was in the Fall 2000 issue of " The SOO", entitled "Soo Line's Wide-Vision Cupola Cabooses" by Bryan Alden and Jason Korth, available for reading at the Soo Line Historical & Technical Society website.    The Locomotive & Tower Preservation Fund, Ltd. acquired this car from the CP Rail Corp. in early 1999 for the purpose of creating a safety awareness program to be used throughout the communities here in the upper Midwest.
The program is called " Keep Your Kids On Track". The program was developed in cooperation with the Chippewa Valley School Districts, city and county law enforcement agencies, the Wisconsin Central Ltd. Railroad, and "Operation Lifesaver". The theme for the project is safety awareness through extra curricular participation in the "Arrive Alive", "Students Against Drunk Drivers", "D.A.R.E.", school crossing guards and other recognized programs.    The program is expected to become an annual event culminating in a special excursion for all participants who successfully complete one of the sponsored safety programs.
List of Participants
Eau Claire Police Department	Chippewa Falls School District
Altoona Police Department	Eau Claire Area School District
Chippewa Falls Police Department	Altoona School District
Eau Claire Sheriff's Department	Eau Claire Coalition for Youth
Chippewa County Sheriff's Department Sheriff Doug Ellis
Office of the Wisconsin Commisioner of Railroads