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Union Pacific Cabooses

By Don Strack

Class CA-3

Car
Number		 Date
Built		 Previous
Number		 Date
Renumbered		 Date
Retired		 Notes
25000 May 1942 3700 May 1959 Jun 1977 Burned. (The caboose numbered as UP 25000 in Pottstown, Pa., is the former UP 25505.)
25001 May 1942 3701 Apr 1959 Jun 1962 Sold to Spokane International Railway C-18. (The caboose numbered as UP 25001 in Rahn, Pa., is the former UP 25519.)
25002 May 1942 3702 May 1959 Jun 1962 Sold to Spokane International Railway C-19; retired in August 1985; renumbered back to UP 25002; preserved behind business at 89th & J streets, Omaha, Neb.
25003 May 1942 3703 Mar 1959 Mar 1979  
25004 May 1942 3704 Feb 1959 Oct 1970 Used as visitor information center (painted purple) near the Lagoon amusement park in Farmington, Utah; later moved to Midvale, Utah.
25005 May 1942 3705 Jun 1959 Jul 1963 Sold to Spokane International Railway C-20.
25006 May 1942 3706 Feb 1959 Apr 1980  
25007 May 1942 3707 Feb 1959 Apr 1980 Displayed at museum in Lodgepole, Neb.
25008 May 1942 3708 Apr 1959 Jul 1963 Sold to Spokane International Railway C-21.
25009 May 1942 3709 Jan 1959 May 1973 Sold
(25010) May 1942 3710     UP 3710 wrecked on 13 October 1946 at Pegram, Idaho; not renumbered to 25000 series.
25011 May 1942 3711 Feb 1959 Aug 1973 Sold
25012 May 1942 3712 Feb 1959 16 Nov 1989 Wrecked at Sterlington, La.
25013 May 1942 3713 May 1959 30 Dec 1982  
25014 May 1942 3714 Feb 1959 9 Feb 1989  
25015 May 1942 3715 Jun 1959 Jul 1972 Sold
25016 May 1942 3716 Apr 1959 Mar 1971  
25017 May 1942 3717 Apr 1959 May 1973  
25018 May 1942 3718 Jan 1959 Apr 1980  
25019 May 1942 3719 Jan 1960 15 Dec 1986  
25020 May 1942 3720 Feb 1959 20 Aug 1986  
25021 May 1942 3721 Mar 1959 May 1973  
25022 May 1942 3722 Feb 1959 Feb 1975 Renumbered to 903217, February 1975.
25023 May 1942 3723 Jun 1960 Mar 1975 Renumbered to 903222, March 1975.
25024 May 1942 3724 Apr 1959 Nov 1969 Renumbered to 903001, December 1971.
25025 May 1942 3725 Jan 1959 Aug 1971 Renumbered to 903002, August 1971.
25026 May 1942 3726 Feb 1959 9 Oct 1986  
25027 May 1942 3727 May 1959 Nov 1982 Located at Salvation Army Camp Kuratli, Boring, Ore., as of January 2003. (Information from Roger Kirkpatrick)
25028 May 1942 3728 Apr 1959 May 1974  
25029 May 1942 3729 Mar 1959 May 1971 Wrecked on 27 August 1970 on SLSF. Sold to Erman.
25030 May 1942 3730 Jan 1959 Jun 1977  
25031 May 1942 3731 Jan 1959 May 1973  
25032 Jun 1942 3732 Mar 1959 15 Dec 1986  
25033 Jun 1942 3733 Jan 1959 May 1973  
25034 Jun 1942 3734 Feb 1959 Jun 1977  
25035 Jun 1942 3735 Feb 1959 Mar 1983  
25036 Jun 1942 3736 Feb 1959 Jul 1981 Wrecked on 23 April 1981 at Albina, Ore.
25037 Jun 1942 3737 Jan 1959 May 1973 Displayed at real estate offices of MJB Realty Co., Brea, Calif.
25038 Jun 1942 3738 May 1959 12 Sep 1985  
25039 Jun 1942 3739 Feb 1959 Feb 1984  
25040 Jun 1942 3740 Aug 1959 May 1973 Displayed at Truckee Brew Pub, Truckee, Calif.
25041 Jun 1942 3741 Feb 1959 Nov 1980  
25042 Jun 1942 3742 Jan 1960 July 1973  
25043 Jun 1942 3743 Mar 1959 May 1973  
25044 Jun 1942 3744 Apr 1959 Oct 1972 Wrecked on 5 September 1972 at Dry Valley, Idaho
25045 Jun 1942 3745 Jun 1959 Nov 1980 Wrecked on 2 April 1979 at Kemmerer, Wyo.
(25046) Jun 1942 3746   (Nov 1947) UP 3746 wrecked on 21 November 1947 at Medicine Bow, Wyo.; not renumbered to 25000 series.
25047 Jun 1942 3747 Apr 1959 Aug 1982 Sold to private individual, October 1983.
25048 Jun 1942 3748 Mar 1959 Nov 1980  
25049 Jun 1942 3749 Jan 1959 12 Sep 1985 Donated to Feather River Rail Society, Portola, Calif., December 1985; delivered on 2 April 1986.
25050 Jun 1942 3750 May 1959 Mar 1975 Renumbered to 903223, March 1975.
25051 Jun 1942 3751 May 1959 24 May 1989 Removed from service on 4 September 1984.
25052 Jun 1942 3752 Aug 1959 May 1973 Sold to private individual in Los Angeles, Calif.; leased to Pacific Railroad Society in December 1991, moved to the society's museum in San Dimas, Calif., at that time.
25053 Jun 1942 3753 Apr 1959 Apr 1975 Renumbered to 903226, April 1975; retired in April 1983; renumbered back to 25053; donated to State of Nebraska in January 1984; preserved at Two Rivers State Recreation Area, Venice, Neb.
25054 Jun 1942 3754 May 1959 Aug 1982 Displayed at Pony Express District Tourist Center, St. Joseph, Mo.
25055 Jun 1942 3755 Jan 1959 Sep 1973 Wrecked on 18 July 1973 at Epco, Idaho
25056 Jun 1942 3756 Feb 1959 Feb 1975 Renumbered to 903219, February 1975; last assigned to Portola wreck train, circa November 1983; displayed as UP 25056 in city park at Green River, Wyo.
(25057) Jun 1942 3757   (Jan 1959) UP 3757 wrecked on 15 January 1959 at North Platte, Neb.; not renumbered to 25000 series.
25058 Jun 1942 3758 Jan 1959 Aug 1979 Wrecked.
25059 Jun 1942 3759 Apr 1959 Feb 1975 Renumbered to 903220, February 1975 retired in September 1985; donated to Old West Frontier Days Museum, Cheyenne, Wyo., February 1986; displayed as UP 22605; sold to a private individual and moved, July 1991.
25060 Jun 1942 3760 Feb 1960 May 1973  
25061 Jun 1942 3761 Apr 1959 Jan 1970 Displayed at Old Albany Museum, Sabetha, Kan.
25062 Jun 1942 3762 Mar 1959 16 Apr 1987 Sold to Sam Kalman, San Francisco, Calif., September 1987.
25063 Jun 1942 3763 Mar 1959 Apr 1971 Wrecked on 27 August 1970 on SLSF
25064 Jun 1942 3764 Jun 1960 Mar 1979 Donated to Griffith Park, Los Angeles, Calif.
25065 Jun 1942 3765 Nov 1959 9 Dec 1988 Donated to Umatilla County Historical Society, Pendleton, Ore.
25066 Jun 1942 3766 Nov 1959 May 1973 Sold to Victoria Station, a railroad-themed restaurant in Burlingame, Calif.; Richard Silagi took a photo of UP 25066 in January 1978 on SP at San Mateo still on its own trucks; the Victoria Station restaurant closed in about 1992-1993; UP 25066 (and an accompanying boxcar) were sold and moved by truck to Pacifica, Calif., and used as a gift shop by the name "Successories In The Caboose On Hwy 1"; still there in March 2004. [photo]
25067 Jun 1942 3767 Apr 1959 11 Jul 1985 Displayed until late 1995 at Burger King in west Rock Springs, Wyo.
25068 Jun 1942 3768 Apr 1959 May 1973 Located in Kissimmee, Fla.
25069 Jun 1942 3769 Jan 1959 Aug 1982 Donated to State of Utah; displayed at Heber City, Utah, as UP 3700.
25070 Jun 1942 3770 Feb 1959 Apr 1980 Wrecked on 4 May 1979 at Rupert, Idaho
25071 Jun 1942 3771 Jan 1959 Nov 1968 Wrecked on 26 June 1968 at Carleton, Neb.
25072 Jun 1942 3772 Apr 1959 May 1973  
25073 Jun 1942 3773 Apr 1959 May 1973 Sold.
25074 Jun 1942 3774 Aug 1959 May 1973  
25075 Jun 1942 3775 Feb 1959 Nov 1982 Sold to private individual after October 1984; stored west of I-15 at Spencer, Idaho
25076 Jun 1942 3776 Feb 1959 Jan 1980 Donated to Nampa, Idaho, July 1988, together with UP derrick 902006 and derrick tender 907969; displayed at Canyon County Museum in former Nampa depot.
25077 Jun 1942 3777 May 1959 Jan 1982 Scrapped, October 1983.
25078 Jun 1942 3778 Aug 1960 Mar 1981 Used as school classroom, Flintridge, Calif.
25079 Jun 1942 3779 Jun 1960 May 1974  
25080 Jun 1942 3780 Mar 1959 Mar 1971  
25081 Jun 1942 3781 Jun 1959 Dec 1976 Wrecked on 29 August 1976 at Montpelier, Idaho
25082 Jun 1942 3782 Jan 1959 Jan 1982 Scrapped, October 1983.
25083 Jun 1942 3783 May 1959 Jul 1981 Wrecked on 3 November 1980 at Henderson, Nev.
25084 Jun 1942 3784 Jan 1959 May 1973  
25085 Jun 1942 3785 Jan 1959 Jan 1971 Used as visitor information center in Julesburg, Colo.
25086 Jun 1942 3786 Apr 1959 24 May 1989 Donated to Illinois Railroad Museum, Union, Ill.
25087 Jun 1942 3787 Apr 1959 Aug 1971  
25088 Jul 1942 3788 Jun 1959 Jul 1981 Wrecked on 15 April 1980 at Green River, Wyo.
25089 Jul 1942 3789 Feb 1959 16 Mar 1984  
25090 Jul 1942 3790 Nov 1959 Aug 1979 Wrecked on 7 October 1978 at Blackfoot, Idaho
25091 Jul 1942 3791 Apr 1959 Jul 1973  
25092 Jul 1942 3792 Jan 1959 Apr 1980 Wrecked on 30 May 1979 at Nampa, Idaho
25093 Jul 1942 3793 May 1959 Nov 1980  
25094 Jul 1942 3794 May 1959 Aug 1970 Wrecked
25095 Jul 1942 3795 Feb 1959 May 1973  
25096 Jul 1942 3796 Apr 1959 11 Jul 1985 Donated to City of Eureka, Utah, March 1986; displayed on north side of Main Street, across from re-located UP depot; still there in May 2004.
25097 Jul 1942 3797 Apr 1959 Mar 1983  
25098 Jul 1942 3798 Apr 1959 Apr 1975 Renumbered to 903218, April 1975.
25099 Jul 1942 3799 Jun 1959 9 Sep 1987  

General Note:

a. Delivered in 1942 as UP 3700-3799; renumbered to UP 25000-25099 in 1959 and 1960.

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