Union Pacific Cabooses

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Class CA-5

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UP 25200 Jul 1952 UP 3900 Jun 1960 15 Dec 1986 Displayed at Village Hall, Elk City Nebraska, as of March 9, 2012; 6.8 miles north of Waterloo, Nebraska.
UP 25201 Jul 1952 UP 3901 Mar 1959 24 May 1989 Donated to City of Henryetta, Oklahoma, October 1989.
UP 25202 Jul 1952 UP 3902 Nov 1959 11 Jul 1985 Sold to Sam Kalman, San Francisco, California, September 1987.
UP 25203 Jul 1952 UP 3903 Mar 1959 24 May 1989 Donated to Young Farmers & Businessmen, Axtell, Kansas, October 1989.
UP 25204 Jul 1952 UP 3904 Feb 1959 15 Dec 1986 Donated to Town of Axtell, Kansas
UP 25205 Jul 1952 UP 3905 Nov 1959 7 Jul 1989 Donated to City of La Grange, Wyoming
UP 25206 Jul 1952 UP 3906 Feb 1959 15 Dec 1986 Sold to Alter Trading Co., Council Bluffs, Iowa, April 4, 1990, scrapped.
UP 25207 Jul 1952 UP 3907 Feb 1959 11 Jul 1985 Trucks removed; sold in early 2011 to a private individual in the Twin Falls, Idaho area; the caboose was located near Arco, Idaho and remained there; sold in April 2013 to a private individual and moved to Preston, Idaho, with plans for restoration.
UP 25208 Jul 1952 UP 3908 Mar 1959 17 Apr 1984 Donated to City of Bradford, Arkansas
UP 25209 Jul 1952 UP 3909 Mar 1959 14 Apr 1987  
UP 25210 Jul 1952 UP 3910 Mar 1959 Jan 1979 Renumbered to 903039, January 1979.
UP 25211 Jul 1952 UP 3911 Mar 1959 24 May 1989  
UP 25212 Jul 1952 UP 3912 Feb 1959 Mar 1973 Wrecked on February 2, 1973 at Kansas City, Kansas
UP 25213 Jul 1952 UP 3913 May 1959 10 Sep 1987  
UP 25214 Jul 1952 UP 3914 Mar 1959 24 May 1989 Donated to Grand Saline Historical Society, Grand Saline, Texas, September 1989.
UP 25215 Jul 1952 UP 3915 Apr 1959 Apr 1979 Renumbered to 903040, April 1979.
UP 25216 Jul 1952 UP 3916 Mar 1959 15 Dec 1986 Sold to Alter Trading Co., Council Bluffs, Iowa, April 4, 1990, scrapped.
UP 25217 Jul 1952 UP 3917 Feb 1959 20 Aug 1986 Stored on Fremont & Elkhorn Valley Railroad, Fremont, Nebraska
UP 25218 Jul 1952 UP 3918 May 1959 3 Sep 1987  
UP 25219 Jul 1952 UP 3919 Feb 1959 14 May 1986 Donated to Dayton Historical Society, Dayton, Washington
UP 25220 Jul 1952 UP 3920 Apr 1959 5 Dec 1989 As of mid October 2006, UP 25220 was in good condition, sitting in a pasture southeast of Windsor, Missouri, at the corner of Hudgens Road and McEntyre Avenue, just off Blacktop State Road near Neil Avenue. (information from John Hayes via email)
UP 25221 Aug 1952 UP 3921 Aug 1959 11 May 1987  
UP 25222 Aug 1952 UP 3922 May 1959 23 Jul 1988  
UP 25223 Aug 1952 UP 3923 May 1959 11 May 1989 Donated to Cisco Historical Society, Cisco, Texas.
UP 25224 Aug 1952 UP 3924 May 1960 5 Dec 1989 Donated to Missouri Pacific Railroaders Memorial, North, Little Rock, Arkansas
UP 25225 Aug 1952 UP 3925 May 1959 Mar 1979 Renumbered to 903041, March 1979.
UP 25226 Aug 1952 UP 3926 Feb 1959 15 Dec 1986 Sold to Alter Trading Co., Council Bluffs, Iowa, April 4, 1990, scrapped.
UP 25227 Aug 1952 UP 3927 Mar 1959 Jan 1974 Wrecked on November 24, 1973 at Laramie, Wyoming
UP 25228 Aug 1952 UP 3928 Jun 1959 11 Sep 1987 Sold to private individual; displayed at Train Mountain Park, Chiloquin, Oregon
UP 25229 Aug 1952 UP 3929 Jun 1959 24 May 1989  
UP 25230 Aug 1952 UP 3930 Jun 1959 24 May 1989 Sold to Alter Trading Co., Council Bluffs, Iowa, April 4, 1990, scrapped.
UP 25231 Aug 1952 UP 3931 Apr 1959 20 Nov 1987  
UP 25232 Aug 1952 UP 3932 Jun 1959 15 May 1986 Displayed as Visitor Information Center at Laramie, Wyoming; moved to Laramie's new Railroad Heritage Park on February 8, 2011 in downtown Laramie, at the intersection of First Street and Garfield Street.
UP 25233 Aug 1952 UP 3933 Apr 1959 5 Mar 1986  
UP 25234 Aug 1952 UP 3934 May 1959 Oct 1973 Sold in 1973 to an unknown buyer. Purchased by a private individual in late 2019 from a salvage yard located in Rialto, California; to be moved to a new location in Hemet, California, for restoration.
UP 25235 Aug 1952 UP 3935 May 1959 24 May 1989  
UP 25236 Aug 1952 UP 3936 May 1959 Mar 1970 Wrecked on April 30, 1969 at Los Angeles, California
UP 25237 Aug 1952 UP 3937 Feb 1959 15 Dec 1986 Sold to Alter Trading Co., Council Bluffs, Iowa, April 4, 1990, scrapped.
UP 25238 Aug 1952 UP 3938 May 1959 May 1973  
UP 25239 Aug 1952 UP 3939 Jun 1959 Apr 1980  
UP 25240 Aug 1952 UP 3940 Mar 1959 19 Apr 1989 Donated to Northwest Rail Museum, Portland, Oregon; as of October 2009, still owned by NRM, used by Oregon Pacific Railroad's East Portland Traction Company as office car, painted orange to match the cabooses of the original Portland Traction Company, numbered as East Portland Traction Company 11. (photos)
UP 25241 Aug 1952 UP 3941 May 1959 15 Dec 1986 Donated to City of Falls City, Nebraska; displayed near, former MP depot.
UP 25242 Aug 1952 UP 3942 May 1959 14 Apr 1987 Sold to David Joseph Co., Plymouth, Utah, August 1987; resold to Sam Kalman, San Francisco, California
UP 25243 Aug 1952 UP 3943 Jun 1960 8 Dec 1988  
UP 25244 Aug 1952 UP 3944 May 1959 24 May 1989 Donated to Community of Bonne Terre, Missouri, September 1989; delivered to Bridgeton, Missouri
UP 25245 Aug 1952 UP 3945 Oct 1959 24 May 1989  
UP 25246 Aug 1952 UP 3946 Apr 1959 Nov 1988 Unmovable for donation, scrapped by UP
UP 25247 Aug 1952 UP 3947 May 1959 15 May 1986 Displayed at Campo, California
UP 25248 Aug 1952 UP 3948 Mar 1959 Mar 1979 Wrecked on December 30, 1978 at Conda, Idaho
UP 25249 Aug 1952 UP 3949 May 1959 17 Apr 1986 Sold to Mount Hood Railroad 1040.
UP 25250 Jul 1952 UP 3950 Jun 1959 Jun 1970 Sold to Utah Railway 63 in February 1971; donated to Heber Valley Railroad, Heber, Utah; moved to Heber on December 16, 2011; repainted as UP 3950 in November 2015.
UP 25251 Jul 1952 UP 3951 Dec 1959 24 May 1989 Donated to Town of La Salle, Colorado, October 1989; sold in about 2007 to Paragon Railcar Salvage and moved six miles south to their salvage yard in Gilcrest, Colorado; sold to a private individual in 2012, with plans to move the caboose to private property near La Salle; moved on November 9, 2012.
UP 25252 Jul 1952 UP 3952 Jun 1959 15 Dec 1986  
UP 25253 Jul 1952 UP 3953 Dec 1959 15 Dec 1986  
UP 25254 Jul 1952 UP 3954 Jun 1959 9 May 1989 Donated to Knights of Columbus, Seneca, Kansas
UP 25255 Jul 1952 UP 3955 Mar 1959 Jun 1980 Wrecked prior to July 25, 1979 on WP (Alan Miller took a photo of the wrecked UP 25255 at Portola on July 25, 1979).
UP 25256 Jul 1952 UP 3956 Jun 1959 Sep 1983 Donated to California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, California, November 1983.
UP 25257 Jul 1952 UP 3957 May 1959 2 Nov 1989 Donated to East Canyon Elementary School, Nampa, Idaho
UP 25258 Jul 1952 UP 3958 Jun 1959 24 May 1989 Donated to Daggett Historical Society, Daggett, California, September 1989.
UP 25259 Aug 1952 UP 3959 Jun 1959 Aug 1982  
UP 25260 Aug 1952 UP 3960 Nov 1959 14 Apr 1987 Sold to David Joseph Co., Plymouth, Utah, August 1987; resold to Sam Kalman, San Francisco, California
UP 25261 Aug 1952 UP 3961 May 1959 9 Feb 1990  
UP 25262 Aug 1952 UP 3962 May 1959 20 Aug 1986 Displayed at Nebraska City, Nebraska; possibly sold.
UP 25263 Aug 1952 UP 3963 May 1959 15 Dec 1986 Sold to Alter Trading Co., Council Bluffs, Iowa, April 4, 1990, scrapped.
UP 25264 Aug 1952 UP 3964 Aug 1959 4 May 1990 Donated to California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, California
UP 25265 Aug 1952 UP 3965 Feb 1960 20 Aug 1986 Donated to City of New Haven, Missouri, February 1987; displayed near the intersection of Main Street and Cottonwood Street; 64 miles west of St. Louis on the Missouri River.
UP 25266 Aug 1952 UP 3966 Jun 1959 7 Feb 1986  
UP 25267 Aug 1952 UP 3967 Sep 1959 20 Aug 1986 Donated to Danville Chapter, National Railway Historical, Society, Iroquois, Illinois, February 1987; stored on Central Indiana & Western Railroad, Lapel, Indiana; owned by a private individual and moved to private property in Fortville, Indiana; moved in June 2022 to Pana, Illinois, and displayed next to the restored Pana interlocking tower, near the intersection of Main Street and Oak Street. (2022 update from Brian Lowe, email dated June 30, 2022)
UP 25268 Aug 1952 UP 3968 Sep 1959 24 May 1989 Sold to Alter Trading Co., Council Bluffs, Iowa, April 4, 1990, scrapped.
UP 25269 Aug 1952 UP 3969 Apr 1959 Aug 1982 Scrapped, October 1983.
UP 25270 Aug 1952 UP 3970 May 1959 Feb 1971 Wrecked on February 27, 1970 at Fullerton, California
UP 25271 Aug 1952 UP 3971 Apr 1959 1 Aug 1989 Donated to Agricultural Hall of Fame, Bonner Springs, Kansas, August 1989.
UP 25272 Aug 1952 UP 3972 Jun 1959 24 May 1989 Donated to Grapeland Community Council, Grapeland, Texas, November 1989; still there as of July 2002.
UP 25273 Aug 1952 UP 3973 May 1959 24 May 1989 Sold to Denver Rock Island Railway, Denver, Colorado
UP 25274 Aug 1952 UP 3974 May 1959 24 May 1989 Sold to Alter Trading Co., Council Bluffs, Iowa, April 4, 1990, scrapped.
UP 25275 Aug 1952 UP 3975 May 1959 24 May 1989 Donated to Texas Transportation Museum, San Antonio, Texas, September 1989; displayed in McAllister Park.
UP 25276 Aug 1952 UP 3976 Apr 1959 9 Sep 1988 Donated to Pine Bluffs City Historical Museum, Pine, Bluffs, Wyoming; displayed at Texas Trail Museum.
UP 25277 Aug 1952 UP 3977 May 1959 1 Jun 1989 Sold to Alter Trading Co., Council Bluffs, Iowa, April 4, 1990, scrapped.
UP 25278 Aug 1952 UP 3978 Oct 1959 30 Dec 1982 Sold for scrap to David J. Joseph Co., Norfolk, Nebraska, March 1987. De-trucked and shipped on a flat car.
UP 25279 Aug 1952 UP 3979 Jun 1959 12 Jan 1987 Donated to Feather River Camp, Oakland, California, November, 1988. Delivered to camp site at Quincy, California
UP 25280 Aug 1952 UP 3980 May 1959 24 May 1989 Donated to Town of Lynndyl, Utah, September 1989; displayed in Lynndyl, scrapped after August 2008 (date of Google street view), gone by March 2014 (date of Google Earth image)
UP 25281 Aug 1952 UP 3981 Apr 1959 24 May 1989 Renumbered to 906250, April 1990 (A different caboose is displayed as UP 25281 at the former Rock Island depot in Walters, Oklahoma, displayed there since May 1990)
UP 25282 Aug 1952 UP 3982 May 1959 16 Jun 1986 Scrapped by UP.
UP 25283 Aug 1952 UP 3983 Jun 1959 Jul 1984 Renumbered to 903005, July 1984.
UP 25284 Aug 1952 UP 3984 Mar 1959 15 Dec 1986 Donated to City of De Witt, Arkansas, delivered to Stuttgart, Arkansas; moved to DeWitt, located at Main Street and 2nd Street. (Information from Roger Kirkpatrick) (January 2006 photo) (February 2015 photo)
UP 25285 Aug 1952 UP 3985 Feb 1959 Sep 1978 Wrecked on September 26, 1975 at Pocatello, Idaho
UP 25286 Aug 1952 UP 3986 Mar 1960 20 Aug 1986 Sold to Alter Trading Co., Council Bluffs, Iowa, April 4, 1990, scrapped.
UP 25287 Aug 1952 UP 3987 Jun 1959 15 Dec 1986 Donated to City of Elmo, Illinois, delivered to Beecher City, Illinois
UP 25288 Aug 1952 UP 3988 Apr 1959 15 May 1986 Displayed at Vincent Hill Station Restaurant, Acton, California
UP 25289 Aug 1952 UP 3989 Jun 1959 15 Dec 1986 Sold to Alter Trading Co., Council Bluffs, Iowa, April 4, 1990, scrapped.
UP 25290 Aug 1952 UP 3990 Jun 1959 11 Jul 1985 Wrecked on December 31, 1978 at Dillon, Montana. (Model Railroader magazine, September 1979, page 138; courtesy of Thornton Waite)
UP 25291 Aug 1952 UP 3991 Apr 1959 15 Dec 1986 Sold to Alter Trading Co., Council Bluffs, Iowa, April 4, 1990, scrapped.
UP 25292 Aug 1952 UP 3992 Feb 1959 21 Apr 1987  
UP 25293 Aug 1952 UP 3993 Feb 1959 24 May 1989 Sold to Alter Trading Co., Council Bluffs, Iowa, April 4, 1990, scrapped.
UP 25294 Aug 1952 UP 3994 Nov 1959 27 Nov 1984 Sold to Yolo Shortline Railroad 601, Woodland, California
UP 25295 Aug 1952 UP 3995 Mar 1960 20 Aug 1986  
UP 25296 Aug 1952 UP 3996 Mar 1959 Dec 1983 Wrecked on Union Pacific (location not shown)
UP 25297 Aug 1952 UP 3997 Mar 1959 14 Apr 1987  
UP 25298 Aug 1952 UP 3998 May 1959 Mar 1971 Wrecked on January 5, 1971 in Wyoming
UP 25299 Aug 1952 UP 3999 May 1959 19 Oct 1984  

General Notes:

  1. Delivered in 1952 as UP 3900-3999; renumbered to UP, 25200-25299 in 1959 and 1960.

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