Scraping, scrubbing and power washing eventually will lead to two freshly painted cabooses in downtown Tamaqua.

Members of Tamaqua Volunteers have been at work for two weeks to try to spruce up the historic pieces of railroadiana stationed at the north side of the 1874 Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Passenger Depot in time for the 32nd Annual Tamaqua Heritage Festival on Sunday.The work is being done in support of another volunteer group, Tamaqua Save Our Station.The project got off to a bumpy start due to weather, volunteers said. The group lost several days of planned work when heavy rain moved into the area last week."We still have more pressure washing to do," said organizer Andy Leibenguth on Tuesday, crediting Chris Kuhn for generously donating use of a pressure washer."They'll be painted firefighter red, safety yellow and black trim, all with semi-gloss Rustoleum-type paint," said Leibenguth, preparing the surface along with Frank Latham of Lansford and Chris Mickey of Tamaqua.The volunteers said they received an offer of support from M & S Hardware in Tamaqua.Also contributing to the project was Tamaqua Borough, which cleared the area of overgrown trees and shrubs.Work will continue each day starting at 2 p.m. and additional help is welcome, said Leibenguth.However, he said the job isn't something for younger children due to chemicals and equipment used on-site.For additional information: 570-668-1234.