Union Pacific Cabooses
By Don Strack
OWR&N Wooden Cabooses - Class N.C.S. (Non-Common Standard)
| Car Number |
Date Built |
Builder | Previous Number |
Date Renumbered |
Date Retired |
Notes |
| 25700 | Jul 1882 | OR&N | 3500 | Oct 1962 | Aug 1963 | |
| 25701 | Jul 1882 | OR&N | 3501 | Jul 1963 | Feb 1965 | |
| 25702 | Jul 1882 | OR&N | 3503 | Nov 1963 | Mar 1964 | |
| 25703 | Aug 1882 | OR&N | 3506 | Aug 1962 | Jun 1963 | Donated to City of Caldwell, Idaho.; displayed in Caldwell City Park. |
| 25704 | Jun 1883 | OR&N | 3514 | Jun 1963 | Jan 1965 | |
| 25705 | May 1889 | St. Charles | 3517 | Oct 1962 | Apr 1964 | |
| 25706 | ||||||
| 25707 | May 1889 | St. Charles | 3521 | Sep 1962 | Aug 1964 | |
| 25708 | May 1889 | St. Charles | 3525 | Mar 1963 | Jul 1965 |
Notes:
| a. | OWR&N 3500-3525 were renumbered from OWR&N 200-229 in 1917-1918. |
OWR&N Wooden Cabooses - Class CA
| Car Number |
Date Built |
Builder | Previous Number |
Date Renumbered |
Date Retired |
Notes |
| 25709 | Jun 1909 | Standard | 3557 | Mar 1964 | Displayed at Ellsworth Museum, Ellsworth, Kansas. | |
| 25710 | ||||||
| 25711 | Sep 1912 | Pullman | 3599 | Mar 1963 | Jun 1966 | |
| 25712 | ||||||
| 25713 | ||||||
| 25714 | ||||||
| 25715 | ||||||
| 25716 | ||||||
| 25717 | ||||||
| 25718 | ||||||
| 25719 | ||||||
| 25720 | Jun 1909 | Standard | 3561 | Sep 1962 | Jan 1964 | |
| 25721 | Jul 1910 | Standard | 3563 | Aug 1962 | Apr 1964 | |
| 25722 | Jul 1910 | Standard | 3564 | Jan 1964 | Sep 1964 | Donated to Western Forest Museum, Tacoma, Wash. (name changed to Camp 6 Logging Museum); moved for restoration to Fife, Wash.; burned in late 2002(photohere, courtesy of Roger Kirkpatrick). Camp 6 records mistakenly identify this caboose as UP 25742. |
| 25723 | Jul 1910 | Standard | 3566 | Jun 1963 | Apr 1967 | |
| 25724 | Jul 1910 | Standard | 3568 | Aug 1962 | Feb 1967 | |
| 25725 | Jul 1910 | Standard | 3569 | Aug 1962 | Jul 1967 | |
| 25726 | Jul 1910 | Standard | 3572 | Mar 1963 | Sep 1964 | |
| 25727 | Jul 1910 | Standard | 3573 | Aug 1962 | Dec 1963 | |
| 25728 | Jul 1910 | Standard | 3574 | Sep 1962 | Nov 1965 | |
| 25729 | Jul 1910 | Standard | 3575 | Aug 1962 | Jan 1965 | Sold to Portland (Oregon) Terminal; sold to private individual and used as a cabin near Big Bear Lake in California; donated in 1998 to Orange Empire Railway Museum, Perris, Calif. |
| 25730 | Jul 1910 | Standard | 3579 | Aug 1962 | Dec 1966 | Displayed at Lomita Railroad Museum, Lomita, Calif. |
| 25731 | May 1905 | Standard | 3582 | Mar 1963 | Feb 1966 | |
| 25732 | May 1905 | Standard | 3584 | Jan 1963 | Mar 1965 | |
| 25733 | May 1905 | Standard | 3585 | Oct 1962 | Jun 1966 | |
| 25734 | ||||||
| 25735 | May 1905 | Standard | 3592 | Aug 1962 | Aug 1963 | |
| 25736 | May 1905 | Standard | 3593 | Dec 1963 | Feb 1965 | |
| 25737 | May 1905 | Standard | 3594 | Aug 1962 | Apr 1964 | |
| 25738 | ||||||
| 25739 |
General Notes:
| a. | OWR&N 3557-3599 were renumbered from OWR&N 268-311 in 1916-1918. |
| b. | Numbers 25710, 25712-25719, 25734, 25738, and 25739 were assigned but not used. |
Union Pacific Wooden Cabooses (Steel Underframes) - Class CA-1
| Car Number |
Date Built |
Builder | Previous Number |
Date Renumbered |
Date Retired |
Notes |
| 25740 | Jan 1918 | Mt. Vernon | 2532 | Oct 1962 | Jul 1965 | |
| 25741 | Jul 1918 | Mt. Vernon | 2545 | Oct 1962 | Apr 1964 | Plywood sheathed; located at Bancroft, Idaho |
| 25742 | Jul 1918 | Mt. Vernon | 2546 | Aug 1962 | Jul 1965 | Disposition unknown; some records show this caboose as being donated to the Camp 6 Logging Museum; the correct number for the Camp 6 caboose is 25722. |
| 25743 | ||||||
| 25744 | ||||||
| 25745 | Jul 1918 | AC&F | 2558 | Aug 1962 | Jun 1964 | |
| 25746 | Jul 1918 | AC&F | 2567 | Oct 1962 | Jan 1966 | |
| 25747 | Jul 1918 | AC&F | 2568 | Feb 1964 | Mar 1965 | |
| 25748 | Jul 1918 | AC&F | 2572 | Mar 1963 | Nov 1965 | |
| 25749 | Jul 1918 | AC&F | 2573 | Oct 1962 | Jan 1965 | |
| 25750 | Jul 1918 | AC&F | 2574 | Aug 1962 | Jan 1965 | |
| 25751 | Jul 1918 | AC&F | 2578 | Sep 1962 | Jul 1965 | |
| 25752 | Jul 1918 | AC&F | 2580 | Sep 1963 | Jan 1970 | Donated to Smokey Hill Historical Society; displayed at Smoky Hill Railway, Belton, Mo. |
| 25753 | Jul 1918 | AC&F | 2581 | Oct 1962 | Dec 1966 | |
| 25754 | Jul 1918 | AC&F | 2586 | Oct 1962 | Nov 1964 | |
| 25755 | Jul 1918 | AC&F | 2596 | Aug 1962 | Jul 1967 | Donated |
| 25756 | Dec 1920 | PC&F | 2601 | Sep 1962 | Jan 1964 | |
| 25757 | Dec 1920 | PC&F | 2603 | Sep 1962 | Mar 1964 | |
| 25758 | Dec 1920 | PC&F | 2609 | Aug 1962 | Sep 1965 | |
| 25759 | Jan 1921 | PC&F | 2611 | Sep 1962 | Feb 1965 | |
| 25760 | Jan 1921 | PC&F | 2612 | Apr 1963 | Jun 1966 | |
| 25761 | ||||||
| 25762 | Jan 1921 | PC&F | 2614 | Mar 1965 | Nov 1968 | |
| 25763 | Jan 1921 | PC&F | 2618 | Mar 1965 | Jul 1965 | |
| 25764 | Jan 1921 | PC&F | 2619 | Apr 1963 | May 1963 | |
| 25765 | Jan 1921 | PC&F | 2623 | Sep 1962 | Jun 1965 | |
| 25766 | Jan 1921 | PC&F | 2624 | Aug 1962 | Nov 1971 | Side door caboose, restored for display in April 1972. Held as part of historical collection at Cheyenne, Wyo. Donated to Ogden Union Station, Ogden, Utah in 1979, delivered on 22 February 1984. |
| 25767 | Jan 1921 | PC&F | 2630 | Oct 1962 | Apr 1964 | |
| 25768 | ||||||
| 25769 | Jan 1921 | PC&F | 2637 | Sep 1963 | Feb 1965 | |
| 25770 | ||||||
| 25771 | Jan 1921 | PC&F | 2640 | Sep 1963 | Aug 1966 | Wrecked on 2 June 1966 at Altamont, Wyo. |
| 25772 | Jan 1921 | PC&F | 2641 | Aug 1962 | Dec 1962 | |
| 25773 | Jan 1921 | PC&F | 2642 | Aug 1962 | Nov 1963 | |
| 25774 | May 1923 | Mt. Vernon | 2646 | Oct 1962 | Jan 1966 | |
| 25775 | May 1923 | Mt. Vernon | 2647 | Aug 1962 | Mar 1965 | |
| 25776 | ||||||
| 25777 | May 1923 | Mt. Vernon | 2651 | Oct 1962 | Dec 1964 | |
| 25778 | May 1923 | Mt. Vernon | 2652 | Aug 1962 | Dec 1965 | |
| 25779 | May 1923 | Mt. Vernon | 2655 | Dec 1963 | Sep 1967 | |
| 25780 | May 1923 | Mt. Vernon | 2656 | Aug 1962 | May 1966 | |
| 25781 | May 1923 | Mt. Vernon | 2659 | Sep 1963 | Jun 1964 | |
| 25782 | May 1923 | Mt. Vernon | 2660 | Mar 1963 | Jun 1964 | |
| 25783 | May 1923 | Mt. Vernon | 2661 | Apr 1963 | Oct 1967 | Burned on 20 July 1967 at Salt Lake City, Utah |
| 25784 | May 1923 | Mt. Vernon | 2662 | Oct 1962 | May 1965 | Donated to Pocatello Area Chamber of Commerce, Pocatello, Idaho. First used as information center, then moved for display to Ross Park; displayed as OSL 5784, with 2-8-2 2005 and DDA40X 6901. |
| 25785 | Jun 1923 | Mt. Vernon | 2663 | Nov 1962 | Jun 1964 | |
| 25786 | Jun 1923 | Mt. Vernon | 2666 | Aug 1962 | Dec 1964 | |
| 25787 | Jun 1923 | Mt. Vernon | 2674 | Mar 1965 | Nov 1968 | |
| 25788 | Feb 1924 | OWR&N | 2678 | Aug 1962 | Jan 1964 | |
| 25789 | Mar 1924 | OWR&N | 2680 | Dec 1962 | Dec 1966 | |
| 25790 | Mar 1924 | OWR&N | 2681 | Sep 1962 | Jan 1965 | |
| 25791 | ||||||
| 25792 | ||||||
| 25793 | Mar 1924 | OWR&N | 2688 | Oct 1962 | Nov 1965 | |
| 25794 | ||||||
| 25795 | Mar 1924 | OWR&N | 2693 | Aug 1962 | Apr 1965 | |
| 25796 | Mar 1924 | OWR&N | 2695 | Oct 1962 | Jan 1966 | |
| 25797 | ||||||
| 25798 | Mar 1924 | OWR&N | 2698 | Aug 1962 | Sep 1963 | |
| 25799 |
Notes:
| a. | Blank numbers above were assigned but not used. |
Oregon Short Line Wooden Cabooses (Steel Underframes) - Class CA-1
| Car Number |
Date Built |
Builder | Previous Number |
Date Renumbered |
Date Retired |
| 25801 | Nov 1914 | Standard | 3151 | Mar 1965 | Nov 1968 |
| 25802 | Jun 1923 | Mt. Vernon | 3168 | Aug 1962 | Mar 1965 |
| 25803 | Jun 1923 | Mt. Vernon | 3169 | Sep 1962 | May 1964 |
| 25804 | Jun 1923 | Mt. Vernon | 3171 | Aug 1962 | May 1966 |
| 25805 | Feb 1924 | OWR&N | 3177 | Oct 1962 | Feb 1965 |
| 25806 | Feb 1924 | OWR&N | 3179 | Aug 1962 | Oct 1966 |
| 25807 | Feb 1924 | OWR&N | 3180 | Aug 1962 | Sep 1963 |
| 25808 | |||||
| 25809 |
Notes:
| a. | One of these seven cars may be the CA-1 preserved at the Stuhr Museum in Grand Island, Neb., as UP 2580. |
| b. | Numbers 25808 and 25809 above were assigned but not used. |
Union Pacific Wooden Cabooses (Steel Underframes) - Class CA-1
| Car Number |
Date Built |
Builder | Previous Number |
Date Renumbered |
Date Retired |
Notes |
| 25810 | Apr 1924 | OWR&N | 3204 | Oct 1962 | Dec 1966 | |
| 25811 | Apr 1924 | OWR&N | 3208 | Oct 1962 | Aug 1964 | |
| 25812 | Apr 1924 | OWR&N | 3209 | Aug 1962 | Jan 1965 | |
| 25813 | ||||||
| 25814 | Jun 1924 | OWR&N | 3222 | Aug 1962 | Jun 1964 | |
| 25815 | Sep 1924 | OWR&N | 3226 | Mar 1964 | Apr 1964 | |
| 25816 | Oct 1924 | OWR&N | 3236 | Aug 1962 | Nov 1963 | |
| 25817 | Oct 1924 | OWR&N | 3238 | Apr 1963 | Sep 1966 | |
| 25818 | Oct 1924 | OWR&N | 3239 | Oct 1962 | Sep 1968 | |
| 25819 | Oct 1924 | OWR&N | 3241 | Apr 1964 | May 1966 | |
| 25820 | ||||||
| 25821 | Nov 1924 | OWR&N | 3246 | Oct 1962 | Nov 1967 | |
| 25822 | ||||||
| 25823 | ||||||
| 25824 | Oct 1924 | OWR&N | 3251 | Oct 1962 | Sep 1963 | |
| 25825 | ||||||
| 25826 | Oct 1924 | OWR&N | 3255 | Oct 1962 | Jan 1966 | |
| 25827 | Oct 1924 | OWR&N | 3256 | Oct 1962 | Mar 1966 | |
| 25828 | Oct 1924 | OWR&N | 3259 | Aug 1962 | Jun 1964 | |
| 25829 | Nov 1924 | OWR&N | 3264 | Aug 1962 | Dec 1963 | Rebuilt (as UP 3264) at Cheyenne, Wyo., in December 1941 with an all-steel frame and steel superstructure. |
| 25830 | ||||||
| 25831 | Nov 1924 | OWR&N | 3266 | Nov 1963 | Dec 1963 | |
| 25832 | Nov 1924 | OWR&N | 3271 | Aug 1962 | Nov 1963 | |
| 25833 | Nov 1924 | OWR&N | 3274 | Oct 1964 | Oct 1967 | Body, without frame or trucks, sold to J. L. Ehernberger, Cheyenne, Wyo., in October 1967; stored on private property near Cheyenne until sold to a private individual in April 2004 and moved to Watertown, S.D. |
Note:
| a. | Blank numbers above were assigned but not used. |
Los Angeles & Salt Lake Wooden Cabooses (Steel Underframes) - Class CA-1
OWR&N Wooden Cabooses (Steel Underframes) - Class CA-1
| Car Number |
Date Built |
Builder | Previous Number |
Date Renumbered |
Date Retired |
| 25850 | Jun 1923 | Mt. Vernon | 3619 | Aug 1962 | Jan 1965 |
| 25851 | Jun 1923 | Mt. Vernon | 3621 | Aug 1962 | Feb 1963 |
| 25852 | Jun 1923 | Mt. Vernon | 3623 | Oct 1962 | Feb 1964 |
| 25853 | Dec 1924 | OWR&N-Albina | 3628 | Oct 1962 | Jul 1964 |
