Union Pacific Cabooses
By Don Strack
Roster of Union Pacific Wooden Cabooses
Los Angeles & Salt Lake Transfer Cabooses (Steel Underframe) (5 cars)
| Car Number |
Date Built |
Builder | Notes |
| 3300 | Dec 1955 | UPRR | Renumbered to UP 25917, October 1962 |
| 3301 | Dec 1955 | UPRR | Renumbered to UP 25918, October 1962 |
| 3302 | Jan 1956 | UPRR | Renumbered to UP 25919, October 1962 |
| 3303 | Jan 1956 | UPRR | Renumbered to UP 25920, December 1964 |
| 3304 | Jan 1956 | UPRR | Transferred to UP before 1960; renumbered to UP 25921, March 1965 |
Notes:
| a. | LA&SL 3300-3304 was the second group of caboose cars on the LA&SL to carry this number series; the first group of cars were retired in 1922 to 1928. |
Los Angeles & Salt Lake Wooden Cabooses - Class N.C.S. (Non-Common Standard) (9 cars)
| Car Number |
Date Built |
Length | Builder | Previous Number |
Date Renumbered |
Date Retired |
Notes |
| 3300 | Dec 1901 | 28' | UPRR | 4212 | Apr 1922 | Apr 1922 | |
| 3301 | Nov 1903 | 30' | Pullman | 4214 | Feb 1922 | Oct 1928 | |
| 3302 | Dec 1901 | 28' | UPRR | 4216 | Oct 1921 | Apr 1926 | |
| 3303 | Nov 1903 | 30' | Pullman | 4217 | Jan 1922 | Oct 1928 | 1 |
| 3304 | Dec 1901 | 28' | UPRR | 4218 | Sep 1921 | Jan 1924 | 2 |
| 3305 | Dec 1901 | 28' | UPRR | 4219 | Nov 1921 | Jun 1928 | |
| 3306 | Dec 1901 | 28' | UPRR | 4220 | Oct 1922 | Jun 1927 | |
| 3307 | Dec 1901 | 30' | UPRR | 4222 | Nov 1921 | Oct 1928 | |
| 3308 | Dec 1901 | 30' | UPRR | 4223 | Oct 1921 | Apr 1926 |
Notes:
| 1. | On private property in Rhyolite, Nev.; moved to Death Valley, Calif. |
| 2. | Wrecked on LA&SL. |
Los Angeles & Salt Lake Wooden Cabooses - Class CA (31 cars)
| Car Number |
Date Built |
Length | Builder | Previous Number |
Date Renumbered |
Date Retired |
Notes |
| 3309 | Apr 1905 | 30' | B&S | 4230 | Jun 1922 | Dec 1930 | |
| 3310 | Apr 1905 | 30' | B&S | 4232 | Jun 1922 | Aug 1929 | |
| 3311 | Apr 1905 | 30' | B&S | 4234 | May 1922 | Sep 1934 | |
| 3312 | Apr 1905 | 30' | B&S | 4235 | Mar 1922 | Jun 1931 | |
| 3313 | Apr 1905 | 30' | B&S | 4236 | Mar 1922 | Sep 1934 | |
| 3314 | Apr 1905 | 30' | B&S | 4237 | Feb 1922 | Mar 1939 | |
| 3315 | Apr 1905 | 30' | B&S | 4238 | Jun 1922 | Sep 1934 | |
| 3316 | Apr 1905 | 30' | B&S | 4239 | Mar 1922 | Sep 1934 | |
| 3317 | Apr 1905 | 30' | B&S | 4240 | Nov 1921 | Jun 1926 | 1 |
| 3318 | Apr 1905 | 30' | B&S | 4241 | May 1922 | Dec 1930 | |
| 3319 | Apr 1905 | 30' | B&S | 4242 | Sep 1922 | Oct 1929 | |
| 3320 | Apr 1905 | 30' | B&S | 4243 | Jun 1922 | Mar 1950 | |
| 3321 | Apr 1905 | 30' | B&S | 4244 | Dec 1921 | Sep 1938 | |
| 3322 | Apr 1905 | 30' | B&S | 4245 | Dec 1921 | Apr 1946 | |
| 3323 | Apr 1905 | 30' | B&S | 4246 | Jun 1922 | Nov 1926 | |
| 3324 | Apr 1905 | 30' | B&S | 4247 | Jul 1921 | 2 | |
| 3325 | Apr 1905 | 30' | B&S | 4248 | Jan 1922 | Apr 1930 | |
| 3326 | Apr 1905 | 30' | B&S | 4249 | Feb 1922 | Dec 1933 | |
| 3327 | Apr 1905 | 30' | B&S | 4250 | Oct 1921 | Sep 1938 | |
| 3328 | Apr 1905 | 30' | B&S | 4251 | Oct 9121 | Dec 1941 | |
| 3329 | Apr 1905 | 30' | B&S | 4252 | Nov 1921 | Jan 1962 | |
| 3330 | Oct 1907 | 30' | Pullman | 4255 | Apr 1922 | Jul 1929 | 3 |
| 3331 | Oct 1907 | 30' | Pullman | 4256 | Oct 1921 | Jul 1931 | |
| 3332 | Oct 1907 | 30' | Pullman | 4259 | Oct 1921 | Sep 1938 | |
| 3333 | Oct 1907 | 30' | Pullman | 4265 | Sep 1921 | Dec 1925 | |
| 3334 | Oct 1907 | 30' | Pullman | 4268 | Mar 1922 | Jan 1932 | |
| 3335 | Jun 1909 | 30' | Pullman | 4269 | Jun 1922 | Jul 1929 | 3 |
| 3336 | Feb 1910 | 30' | Pullman | 4272 | Jan 1922 | Sep 1925 | 2 |
| 3337 | Jun 1909 | 30' | Pullman | 4273 | Jun 1922 | Dec 1933 | 4 |
| 3338 | Jun 1909 | 30' | Pullman | 4274 | Sep 1921 | Jul 1931 | |
| 3339 | Feb 1910 | 30' | Pullman | 4275 | Oct 1921 | Jul 1929 | 3 |
Notes:
Los Angeles & Salt Lake Wooden Cabooses (Steel Underframe) - Class CA-1 (24 cars)
| Car Number |
Date Built |
Length | Builder | Previous Number |
Date Renumbered |
Date Retired |
Notes |
| 3340 | Mar 1916 | 30' | Pullman | 4276 | Jan 1922 | Feb 1957 | |
| 3341 | Mar 1916 | 30' | Pullman | 4277 | Mar 1922 | Jul 1956 | |
| 3342 | Mar 1916 | 30' | Pullman | 4278 | Dec 1921 | Mar 1957 | |
| 3343 | Mar 1916 | 30' | Pullman | 4279 | Dec 1921 | Dec 1942 | Wrecked on 16 October 1942 at Mount, Utah |
| 3344 | Mar 1916 | 30' | Pullman | 4280 | Jun 1922 | Oct 1957 | |
| 3345 | Mar 1916 | 30' | Mt. Vernon | 4281 | Dec 1921 | Jun 1957 | |
| 3346 | Mar 1916 | 30' | Mt. Vernon | 4282 | Jun 1922 | Oct 1948 | |
| 3347 | Mar 1916 | 30' | Mt. Vernon | 4283 | Nov 1921 | Nov 1927 | Wrecked |
| 3348 | Mar 1916 | 30' | Mt. Vernon | 4284 | Jun 1922 | Oct 1957 | |
| 3349 | Mar 1916 | 30' | Mt. Vernon | 4285 | Feb 1922 | Dec 1955 | Wrecked on 27 September 1955 at Los Angeles, Calif. |
| 3350 | Mar 1916 | 30' | Mt. Vernon | 4286 | Mar 1922 | Jul 1960 | |
| 3351 | May 1918 | 30' | LA&SL | 4287 | Jun 1922 | Jan 1953 | Wrecked on 8 November 1952 at Don, Idaho |
| 3352 | Jul 1918 | 30' | LA&SL | 4288 | Oct 1921 | Dec 1956 | |
| 3353 | Aug 1918 | 30' | LA&SL | 4289 | Jun 1922 | Jun 1956 | |
| 3354 | Oct 1918 | 30' | LA&SL | 4290 | May 1922 | May 1955 | |
| 3355 | Nov 1918 | 30' | LA&SL | 4291 | Mar 1922 | Mar 1949 | |
| 3356 | Oct 1920 | 30' | LA&SL | 4292 | Jun 1922 | Sep 1946 | Wrecked on 27 May 1946 at Arden, Nev. |
| 3357 | Oct 1920 | 30' | LA&SL | 4293 | Jun 1922 | Oct 1948 | Burned on 11 September 1948 at Los Angeles, Calif. |
| 3358 | Oct 1920 | 30' | LA&SL | 4294 | Apr 1922 | Jun 1946 | |
| 3359 | Dec 1920 | 30' | LA&SL | 4295 | Aug 1922 | Aug 1960 | |
| 3360 | Jan 1921 | 30' | LA&SL | 4296 | Jun 1922 | Nov 1950 | Wrecked on 25 May 1950 at Murray, Utah |
| 3361 | Jan 1921 | 30' | LA&SL | 4297 | May 1922 | Sep 1961 | |
| 3362 | Mar 1921 | 30' | LA&SL | 4298 | Mar 1922 | Apr 1962 | |
| 3363 | May 1921 | 30' | LA&SL | 4299 | Jun 1922 | Nov 1956 |
Notes:
| a. | LA&SL 3351-3363 were built by LA&SL in their East Los Angeles shops using the Common Standard CA design, with LA&SL's own high cupola. |
Los Angeles & Salt Lake Wooden Cabooses - Class N.C.S. (Non-Common Standard) (8 cars)
| Car Number |
Date Built |
Length | Builder | Previous Number |
Date Renumbered |
Date Retired |
Notes |
| 3364 | Dec 1903 | 36' | Pullman | 4350 | Jun 1922 | Jul 1931 | |
| (3365) | Dec 1903 | 36' | Pullman | 4351 | Feb 1922 | To Boarding 010248 | |
| (3366) | Dec 1903 | 36' | Pullman | 4352 | Jan 1922 | To Boarding 010249 | |
| (3367) | Dec 1903 | 36' | Pullman | 4353 | Jan 1922 | To Boarding 010250 | |
| (3368) | Dec 1903 | 36' | Pullman | 4354 | Feb 1922 | To Boarding 010251 | |
| 3369 | Dec 1903 | 36' | Pullman | 4356 | Oct 1921 | Feb 1922 | To Boarding 010252 |
| 3370 | Jan 1902 | 40' | Pullman | 4358 | Mar 1922 | Sep 1925 | |
| 3371 | Jan 1902 | 40' | Pullman | 4359 | Apr 1922 | Jun 1924 | To Boarding 010320 |
Notes:
| a. | LA&SL 3365-3368, and 3372 were changed to maintenance-of-way service prior to being renumbered to their 3300 series numbers. |
Los Angeles & Salt Lake Wooden Cabooses (Steel Underframes) - Class CA-1 (48 cars)
Los Angeles & Salt Lake Wooden Drover Cabooses (Steel Underframes) (9 cars)
Los Angeles & Salt Lake Wooden Drover Cabooses (7 cars)
OWR&N Wooden Cabooses - Class N.C.S. (Non-Common Standard) (38 cars)
| Car Number |
Date Built |
Length | Builder | Previous Number |
Date Renumbered |
Date Retired |
Notes |
| 3500 | Jul 1882 | 30' | OR&N | 200 | Mar 1918 | Renumbered to 25700, October 1962 | |
| 3501 | Jul 1882 | 30' | OR&N | 201 | Mar 1917 | Renumbered to 25701, July 1963 | |
| 3502 | Jul 1882 | 30' | OR&N | 202 | Sep 1917 | May 1958 | |
| 3503 | Jul 1882 | 30' | OR&N | 203 | Mar 1916 | Renumbered to 25702, November 1963 | |
| 3504 | Jul 1882 | 30' | OR&N | 205 | Oct 1917 | Jan 1962 | |
| 3505 | Aug 1882 | 30' | OR&N | 206 | Oct 1918 | Jan 1962 | (see note below) |
| 3506 | Aug 1882 | 30' | OR&N | 207 | Oct 1915 | Renumbered to 25703, August 1962 | |
| 3507 | Jan 1883 | 30' | OR&N | 208 | Dec 1917 | May 1960 | |
| 3508 | Jan 1883 | 30' | OR&N | 209 | Oct 1916 | Mar 1958 | |
| 3509 | Jan 1883 | 30' | OR&N | 210 | Sep 1917 | May 1940 | Wrecked on 9 August 1935 at St. John, Wash. |
| 3510 | Jan 1883 | 30' | OR&N | 211 | Aug 1916 | Oct 1945 | Wrecked on 14 February 1945 on GN |
| 3511 | Jun 1883 | 30' | OR&N | 212 | Jun 1916 | Aug 1962 | |
| 3512 | Jun 1883 | 30' | OR&N | 213 | Aug 1916 | Dec 1938 | Wrecked on 22 October 1938 at Grays Harbor, Wash. |
| 3513 | Jun 1883 | 30' | OR&N | 214 | Nov 1917 | Jan 1962 | |
| 3514 | Jun 1883 | 30' | OR&N | 216 | Jun 1916 | Renumbered to 25704, June 1963 | |
| 3515 | Jun 1883 | 30' | OR&N | 217 | Jun 1917 | Oct 1926 | Wrecked |
| 3516 | Aug 1888 | 30' | OR&N | 218 | Apr 1916 | Wrecked | |
| 3517 | May 1889 | 30' | St. Charles | 220 | Feb 1918 | Renumbered to 25705, October 1962 | |
| 3518 | May 1889 | 30' | St. Charles | 221 | Aug 1916 | Dec 1963 | |
| 3519 | May 1889 | 30' | St. Charles | 222 | May 1916 | Nov 1924 | |
| 3520 | May 1889 | 30' | St. Charles | 223 | Mar 1917 | Jul 1951 | |
| 3521 | May 1889 | 30' | St. Charles | 225 | Dec 1915 | Renumbered to 25707, September 1962 | |
| 3522 | May 1889 | 30' | St. Charles | 226 | Jan 1917 | Mar 1959 | Located on private property in Shaniko, Ore. |
| 3523 | May 1889 | 30' | St. Charles | 227 | Nov 1916 | Dec 1926 | |
| 3524 | May 1889 | 30' | St. Charles | 228 | Oct 1917 | Oct 1953 | |
| 3525 | May 1889 | 30' | St. Charles | 229 | Jan 1917 | Renumbered to 25708, March 1963 | |
| 3526 | May 1889 | 30' | St. Charles | 230 | Jun 1917 | Nov 1917 | Burned |
| 3527 | May 1889 | 30' | St. Charles | 231 | Nov 1916 | Nov 1956 | |
| 3528 | May 1889 | 30' | St. Charles | 233 | May 1917 | Jan 1956 | |
| 3529 | May 1889 | 30' | St. Charles | 234 | Apr 1917 | May 1945 | Wrecked on 8 February 1945 at Centralia, Wash. |
| 3530 | Feb 1891 | 30' | U.S.R.S. | 235 | May 1917 | Feb 1958 | |
| 3531 | Feb 1891 | 30' | U.S.R.S. | 237 | May 1916 | Feb 1961 | |
| 3532 | Feb 1891 | 30' | U.S.R.S. | 238 | Nov 1916 | Nov 1917 | Burned |
| 3533 | Feb 1891 | 30' | U.S.R.S. | 240 | Sep 1916 | Jun 1946 | |
| 3534 | Feb 1891 | 30' | U.S.R.S. | 241 | Jul 1916 | May 1920 | |
| 3535 | Feb 1891 | 30' | U.S.R.S. | 243 | Mar 1919 | Dec 1960 | |
| 3536 | Sep 1888 | 30' | OR&N | 244 | Oct 1916 | Dec 1924 | Burned |
| 3537 | Oct 1888 | 30' | OR&N | 245 | Feb 1916 | Jan 1962 | Located on private property in Malad, Idaho |
Notes:
OWR&N Wooden Cabooses - Class CA (42 cars)
OWR&N Wooden Cabooses - Class CA (15 cars)
| Car Number |
Date Built |
Length | Builder | Previous Number |
Date Renumbered |
Date Retired |
Notes |
| 3580 | May 1905 | 30' | Standard | 292 | Nov 1915 | Sep 1929 | Wrecked |
| 3581 | May 1905 | 30' | Standard | 293 | Jan 1919 | Jul 1960 | |
| 3582 | May 1905 | 30' | Standard | 294 | Oct 1918 | Renumbered to 25731, March 1963 | |
| 3583 | May 1905 | 30' | Standard | 295 | Jan 1919 | Oct 1962 | |
| 3584 | May 1905 | 30' | Standard | 296 | Sep 1916 | Renumbered to 25732, January 1963 | |
| 3585 | May 1905 | 30' | Standard | 297 | May 1917 | Renumbered to 25733, October 1962 | |
| 3586 | May 1905 | 30' | Standard | 298 | Sep 1916 | Dec 1963 | |
| 3587 | May 1905 | 30' | Standard | 299 | Mar 1916 | Nov 1955 | |
| 3588 | May 1905 | 30' | Standard | 300 | Apr 1917 | Nov 1952 | Wrecked on 16 September 1952 at Huntington, Ore. |
| 3589 | May 1905 | 30' | Standard | 301 | Oct 1918 | Feb 1958 | |
| 3590 | May 1905 | 30' | Standard | 302 | Nov 1917 | Sep 1959 | |
| 3591 | May 1905 | 30' | Standard | 303 | Nov 1916 | May 1955 | Wrecked on 15 March 1955 on CMStP&P |
| 3592 | May 1905 | 30' | Standard | 304 | Oct 1917 | Renumbered to 25735, August 1962 | |
| 3593 | May 1905 | 30' | Standard | 305 | Jan 1919 | Renumbered to 25736, December 1963 | |
| 3594 | May 1905 | 30' | Standard | 306 | Apr 1918 | Renumbered to 25737, August 1962 |
Notes:
| a. | OWR&N 3580-3594 were built as North Coast Railroad 1000-1015; to OR&N 292-306 via merger in December 1910. |
OWR&N Wooden Cabooses - Class CA (24 cars)
OWR&N Wooden Cabooses (Steel Underframes) - Class CA-1 (13 cars)
| Car Number |
Date Built |
Length | Builder | Date Retired |
Notes |
| 3619 | Jun 1923 | 30' | Mt. Vernon | Renumbered to 25850, August 1962 | |
| 3620 | Jun 1923 | 30' | Mt. Vernon | Dec 1961 | |
| 3621 | Jun 1923 | 30' | Mt. Vernon | Renumbered to 25851, August 1962 | |
| 3622 | Jun 1923 | 30' | Mt. Vernon | Apr 1963 | |
| 3623 | Jun 1923 | 30' | Mt. Vernon | Renumbered to 25852, October 1962 | |
| 3624 | Dec 1924 | 30' | OWR&N-Albina | May 1945 | Wrecked on 14 March 1945 at Nisqually, Wash. |
| 3625 | Dec 1924 | 30' | OWR&N-Albina | Jun 1959 | Wrecked on 29 October 1958 on CMStP&P |
| 3626 | Dec 1924 | 30' | OWR&N-Albina | Sep 1947 | Wrecked on 5 July 1947 at Telocaset, Ore. |
| 3627 | Dec 1924 | 30' | OWR&N-Albina | Oct 1925 | Wrecked |
| 3628 | Dec 1924 | 30' | OWR&N-Albina | Renumbered to 25853, October 1962 | |
| 3629 | Dec 1924 | 30' | OWR&N-Albina | Feb 1956 | Wrecked on 5 August 1955 at Centralia, Wash. |
| 3630 | Dec 1924 | 30' | OWR&N-Albina | Nov 1951 | Wrecked on 20 September 1951 at Ontario, Ore. |
| 3631 | Dec 1924 | 30' | OWR&N-Albina | Aug 1961 |
Notes:
| a. | OWR&N 3699 was converted in 1931 from 60 feet long coach 560 (built in October 1907) by OWR&N Albina shops. It was retired in October 1937 and sold to Brady Equipment Co. |
| b. | UP 3700-3799 number series was used in 1942 for 100 steel CA-3 class cabooses. |
| c. | UP 3800-3899 number series was used in 1944 for 100 steel CA-4 class cabooses. |
| d. | UP 3900-3999 number series was used in 1952 for 100 steel CA-5 class cabooses. |