Union Pacific Cabooses
By Don Strack
Class CA-5
| Car Number |
Date Built |
Previous Number |
Date Renumbered |
Date Retired |
Notes |
| 25200 | Jul 1952 | 3900 | Jun 1960 | 15 Dec 1986 | |
| 25201 | Jul 1952 | 3901 | Mar 1959 | 24 May 1989 | Donated to City of Henryetta, Okla., October 1989. |
| 25202 | Jul 1952 | 3902 | Nov 1959 | 11 Jul 1985 | Sold to Sam Kalman, San Francisco, Calif., September 1987. |
| 25203 | Jul 1952 | 3903 | Mar 1959 | 24 May 1989 | Donated to Young Farmers & Businessmen, Axtell, Kan., October 1989. |
| 25204 | Jul 1952 | 3904 | Feb 1959 | 15 Dec 1986 | Donated to Town of Axtell, Kan. |
| 25205 | Jul 1952 | 3905 | Nov 1959 | 7 Jul 1989 | Donated to City of La Grange, Wyo. |
| 25206 | Jul 1952 | 3906 | Feb 1959 | 15 Dec 1986 | Sold to Alter Trading Co., Council Bluffs, Iowa, 4 April 1990, scrapped. |
| 25207 | Jul 1952 | 3907 | Feb 1959 | 11 Jul 1985 | |
| 25208 | Jul 1952 | 3908 | Mar 1959 | 17 Apr 1984 | Donated to City of Bradford, Ark. |
| 25209 | Jul 1952 | 3909 | Mar 1959 | 14 Apr 1987 | |
| 25210 | Jul 1952 | 3910 | Mar 1959 | Jan 1979 | Renumbered to 903039, January 1979. |
| 25211 | Jul 1952 | 3911 | Mar 1959 | 24 May 1989 | |
| 25212 | Jul 1952 | 3912 | Feb 1959 | Mar 1973 | Wrecked on 2 February 1973 at Kansas City, Kan. |
| 25213 | Jul 1952 | 3913 | May 1959 | 10 Sep 1987 | |
| 25214 | Jul 1952 | 3914 | Mar 1959 | 24 May 1989 | Donated to Grand Saline Historical Society, Grand Saline, Texas, September 1989. |
| 25215 | Jul 1952 | 3915 | Apr 1959 | Apr 1979 | Renumbered to 903040, April 1979. |
| 25216 | Jul 1952 | 3916 | Mar 1959 | 15 Dec 1986 | Sold to Alter Trading Co., Council Bluffs, Iowa, 4 April 1990, scrapped. |
| 25217 | Jul 1952 | 3917 | Feb 1959 | 20 Aug 1986 | Stored on Fremont & Elkhorn Valley Railroad, Fremont, Neb. |
| 25218 | Jul 1952 | 3918 | May 1959 | 3 Sep 1987 | |
| 25219 | Jul 1952 | 3919 | Feb 1959 | 14 May 1986 | Donated to Dayton Historical Society, Dayton, Wash. |
| 25220 | Jul 1952 | 3920 | Apr 1959 | 5 Dec 1989 | As of mid October 2006, UP 25220 was in good condition, sitting in a pasture southeast of Windsor, Mo., at the corner of Hudgens Road and McEntyre Avenue, just off Blacktop State Road near Neil Avenue. (information from John Hayes via email) |
| 25221 | Aug 1952 | 3921 | Aug 1959 | 11 May 1987 | |
| 25222 | Aug 1952 | 3922 | May 1959 | 23 Jul 1988 | |
| 25223 | Aug 1952 | 3923 | May 1959 | 11 May 1989 | Donated to Cisco Historical Society, Cisco, Texas. |
| 25224 | Aug 1952 | 3924 | May 1960 | 5 Dec 1989 | Donated to Missouri Pacific Railroaders Memorial, North Little Rock, Ark. |
| 25225 | Aug 1952 | 3925 | May 1959 | Mar 1979 | Renumbered to 903041, March 1979. |
| 25226 | Aug 1952 | 3926 | Feb 1959 | 15 Dec 1986 | Sold to Alter Trading Co., Council Bluffs, Iowa, 4 April 1990, scrapped. |
| 25227 | Aug 1952 | 3927 | Mar 1959 | Jan 1974 | Wrecked on 24 November 1973 at Laramie, Wyo. |
| 25228 | Aug 1952 | 3928 | Jun 1959 | 11 Sep 1987 | Sold to private individual; displayed at Train Mountain Park, Chiloquin, Ore. |
| 25229 | Aug 1952 | 3929 | Jun 1959 | 24 May 1989 | |
| 25230 | Aug 1952 | 3930 | Jun 1959 | 24 May 1989 | Sold to Alter Trading Co., Council Bluffs, Iowa, 4 April 1990, scrapped. |
| 25231 | Aug 1952 | 3931 | Apr 1959 | 20 Nov 1987 | |
| 25232 | Aug 1952 | 3932 | Jun 1959 | 15 May 1986 | Displayed as Visitor Information Center at Laramie, Wyo. |
| 25233 | Aug 1952 | 3933 | Apr 1959 | 5 Mar 1986 | |
| 25234 | Aug 1952 | 3934 | May 1959 | Oct 1973 | Sold. |
| 25235 | Aug 1952 | 3935 | May 1959 | 24 May 1989 | |
| 25236 | Aug 1952 | 3936 | May 1959 | Mar 1970 | Wrecked on 30 April 1969 at Los Angeles, Calif. |
| 25237 | Aug 1952 | 3937 | Feb 1959 | 15 Dec 1986 | Sold to Alter Trading Co., Council Bluffs, Iowa, 4 April 1990, scrapped. |
| 25238 | Aug 1952 | 3938 | May 1959 | May 1973 | |
| 25239 | Aug 1952 | 3939 | Jun 1959 | Apr 1980 | |
| 25240 | Aug 1952 | 3940 | Mar 1959 | 19 Apr 1989 | Donated to Northwest Rail Museum, Portland, Ore. |
| 25241 | Aug 1952 | 3941 | May 1959 | 15 Dec 1986 | Donated to City of Falls City, Neb.; displayed near former MP depot. |
| 25242 | Aug 1952 | 3942 | May 1959 | 14 Apr 1987 | Sold to David Joseph Co., Plymouth, Utah, August 1987. Resold to Sam Kalman, San Francisco, Calif. |
| 25243 | Aug 1952 | 3943 | Jun 1960 | 8 Dec 1988 | |
| 25244 | Aug 1952 | 3944 | May 1959 | 24 May 1989 | Donated to Community of Bonne Terre, Mo., September 1989. Delivered to Bridgeton, Mo. |
| 25245 | Aug 1952 | 3945 | Oct 1959 | 24 May 1989 | |
| 25246 | Aug 1952 | 3946 | Apr 1959 | Nov 1988 | Unmovable for donation, scrapped by UP |
| 25247 | Aug 1952 | 3947 | May 1959 | 15 May 1986 | Displayed at Campo, Calif. |
| 25248 | Aug 1952 | 3948 | Mar 1959 | Mar 1979 | Wrecked on 30 December 1978 at Conda, Idaho |
| 25249 | Aug 1952 | 3949 | May 1959 | 17 Apr 1986 | Sold to Mount Hood Railroad 1040. |
| 25250 | Jul 1952 | 3950 | Jun 1959 | Jun 1970 | Sold to Utah Railway 63 in February 1972. |
| 25251 | Jul 1952 | 3951 | Dec 1959 | 24 May 1989 | Donated to Town of La Salle, Colo., October 1989. |
| 25252 | Jul 1952 | 3952 | Jun 1959 | 15 Dec 1986 | |
| 25253 | Jul 1952 | 3953 | Dec 1959 | 15 Dec 1986 | |
| 25254 | Jul 1952 | 3954 | Jun 1959 | 9 May 1989 | Donated to Knights of Columbus, Seneca, Kan. |
| 25255 | Jul 1952 | 3955 | Mar 1959 | Jun 1980 | Wrecked on 26 August 1979 on WP. |
| 25256 | Jul 1952 | 3956 | Jun 1959 | Sep 1983 | Donated to California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, Calif., November 1983. |
| 25257 | Jul 1952 | 3957 | May 1959 | 2 Nov 1989 | Donated to East Canyon Elementary School, Nampa, Idaho |
| 25258 | Jul 1952 | 3958 | Jun 1959 | 24 May 1989 | Donated to Daggett Historical Society, Daggett, Calif., September 1989. |
| 25259 | Aug 1952 | 3959 | Jun 1959 | Aug 1982 | |
| 25260 | Aug 1952 | 3960 | Nov 1959 | 14 Apr 1987 | Sold to David Joseph Co., Plymouth, Utah, August 1987. Resold to Sam Kalman, San Francisco, Calif. |
| 25261 | Aug 1952 | 3961 | May 1959 | 9 Feb 1990 | |
| 25262 | Aug 1952 | 3962 | May 1959 | 20 Aug 1986 | Displayed at Nebraska City, Neb.; possibly sold. |
| 25263 | Aug 1952 | 3963 | May 1959 | 15 Dec 1986 | Sold to Alter Trading Co., Council Bluffs, Iowa, 4 April 1990, scrapped. |
| 25264 | Aug 1952 | 3964 | Aug 1959 | 4 May 1990 | Donated to California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, Calif. |
| 25265 | Aug 1952 | 3965 | Feb 1960 | 20 Aug 1986 | Donated to City of New Haven, Mo., February 1987. |
| 25266 | Aug 1952 | 3966 | Jun 1959 | 7 Feb 1986 | |
| 25267 | Aug 1952 | 3967 | Sep 1959 | 20 Aug 1986 | Donated to Danville Chapter, National Railway Historical Society, Iroquois, Ill., February 1987; stored on Central Indiana & Western Railroad, Lapel, Ind. |
| 25268 | Aug 1952 | 3968 | Sep 1959 | 24 May 1989 | Sold to Alter Trading Co., Council Bluffs, Iowa, 4 April 1990, scrapped. |
| 25269 | Aug 1952 | 3969 | Apr 1959 | Aug 1982 | Scrapped, October 1983. |
| 25270 | Aug 1952 | 3970 | May 1959 | Feb 1971 | Wrecked on 27 February 1970 at Fullerton, Calif. |
| 25271 | Aug 1952 | 3971 | Apr 1959 | 1 Aug 1989 | Donated to Agricultural Hall of Fame, Bonner Springs, Kan., August 1989. |
| 25272 | Aug 1952 | 3972 | Jun 1959 | 24 May 1989 | Donated to Grapeland Community Council, Grapeland, Texas, November 1989; still there, July 2002. |
| 25273 | Aug 1952 | 3973 | May 1959 | 24 May 1989 | Sold to Denver Rock Island Railway, Denver, Colo. |
| 25274 | Aug 1952 | 3974 | May 1959 | 24 May 1989 | Sold to Alter Trading Co., Council Bluffs, Iowa, 4 April 1990, scrapped. |
| 25275 | Aug 1952 | 3975 | May 1959 | 24 May 1989 | Donated to Texas Transportation Museum, San Antonio, Texas, September 1989; displayed in McAllister Park. |
| 25276 | Aug 1952 | 3976 | Apr 1959 | 9 Sep 1988 | Donated to Pine Bluffs City Historical Museum, Pine Bluffs, Wyo.; displayed at Texas Trail Museum. |
| 25277 | Aug 1952 | 3977 | May 1959 | 1 Jun 1989 | Sold to Alter Trading Co., Council Bluffs, Iowa, 4 April 1990, scrapped. |
| 25278 | Aug 1952 | 3978 | Oct 1959 | 30 Dec 1982 | Sold for scrap to David J. Joseph Co., Norfolk, Neb., March 1987. De-trucked and shipped on a flat car. |
| 25279 | Aug 1952 | 3979 | Jun 1959 | 12 Jan 1987 | Donated to Feather River Camp, Oakland, Calif., November 1988. Delivered to camp site at Quincy, Calif. |
| 25280 | Aug 1952 | 3980 | May 1959 | 24 May 1989 | Donated to Town of Lynndyl, Utah, September 1989. |
| 25281 | Aug 1952 | 3981 | Apr 1959 | 24 May 1989 | Renumbered to 906250, April 1990. |
| 25282 | Aug 1952 | 3982 | May 1959 | 16 Jun 1986 | Scrapped by UP. |
| 25283 | Aug 1952 | 3983 | Jun 1959 | Jul 1984 | Renumbered to903005, July 1984. |
| 25284 | Aug 1952 | 3984 | Mar 1959 | 15 Dec 1986 | Donated to City of De Witt, Ark., delivered to Stuttgart, Ark.; still there as of January 2003. (Information from Roger Kirkpatrick) |
| 25285 | Aug 1952 | 3985 | Feb 1959 | Sep 1978 | Wrecked on 26 September 1975 at Pocatello, Idaho |
| 25286 | Aug 1952 | 3986 | Mar 1960 | 20 Aug 1986 | Sold to Alter Trading Co., Council Bluffs, Iowa, 4 April 1990, scrapped. |
| 25287 | Aug 1952 | 3987 | Jun 1959 | 15 Dec 1986 | Donated to City of Elmo, Ill., delivered to Beecher City, Ill. |
| 25288 | Aug 1952 | 3988 | Apr 1959 | 15 May 1986 | Displayed at Vincent Hill Station Restaurant, Acton, Calif. |
| 25289 | Aug 1952 | 3989 | Jun 1959 | 15 Dec 1986 | Sold to Alter Trading Co., Council Bluffs, Iowa, 4 April 1990, scrapped. |
| 25290 | Aug 1952 | 3990 | Jun 1959 | 11 Jul 1985 | |
| 25291 | Aug 1952 | 3991 | Apr 1959 | 15 Dec 1986 | Sold to Alter Trading Co., Council Bluffs, Iowa, 4 April 1990, scrapped. |
| 25292 | Aug 1952 | 3992 | Feb 1959 | 21 Apr 1987 | |
| 25293 | Aug 1952 | 3993 | Feb 1959 | 24 May 1989 | Sold to Alter Trading Co., Council Bluffs, Iowa, 4 April 1990, scrapped. |
| 25294 | Aug 1952 | 3994 | Nov 1959 | 27 Nov 1984 | Sold to Yolo Shortline Railroad 601, Woodland, Calif. |
| 25295 | Aug 1952 | 3995 | Mar 1960 | 20 Aug 1986 | |
| 25296 | Aug 1952 | 3996 | Mar 1959 | Dec 1983 | Wrecked on Union Pacific (location not shown) |
| 25297 | Aug 1952 | 3997 | Mar 1959 | 14 Apr 1987 | |
| 25298 | Aug 1952 | 3998 | May 1959 | Mar 1971 | Wrecked on 5 January 1971 in Wyo. |
| 25299 | Aug 1952 | 3999 | May 1959 | 19 Oct 1984 |
General Note:
| a. | Delivered in 1952 as UP 3900-3999; renumbered to UP 25200-25299 in 1959 and 1960. |
