Union Pacific Cabooses

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Class CA-6 Steel Cabooses

All 100 cars were delivered in 1955 as UP 2700-2799; renumbered to UP 25300-25399 in 1959-1961.

Car
Number
Date
Built
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Number
Date
Renumbered
Date
Retired
Notes
UP 25300 Aug 1955 UP 2700 Sep 1960 15 Dec 1986 Donated to Boy Scouts of America, Ward, Arkansas
UP 25301 Aug 1955 UP 2701 Feb 1959 24 May 1989 Donated to City of Clay Center, Kansas, November 1989. Delivered to Clifton, Kansas
UP 25302 Aug 1955 UP 2702 May 1959 11 Jul 1985  
UP 25303 Sep 1955 UP 2703 Apr 1961 24 May 1989  
UP 25304 Sep 1955 UP 2704 Nov 1959 14 Apr 1987  
UP 25305 Sep 1955 UP 2705 Jul 1960 20 Aug 1986 As of May 2006, UP 25305 was at Ohio Northern Transit Co., 16120 Brookpark Road, Brook Park, Ohio. John Salisbury, a railcar broker, reported he purchased this caboose well over a year ago but it was reported as still on site about nine months ago. Moved on October 6, 2015 about 11 miles northeast to Midwest Railway Preservation Society (2800 W 3rd St, Cleveland, OH), located in the "historic B&O Roundhouse on West 3rd Street in Cleveland, Ohio, in the industrial Flats district." (2006 update from Roger Kirkpatrick, May 31, 2006; 2015 update from Trainorders.com)
UP 25306 Sep 1955 UP 2706 Jul 1962 5 Mar 1986  
UP 25307 Sep 1955 UP 2707 Feb 1960 14 Apr 1987 Sold to David Joseph Co., Plymouth, Utah, August 1987; resold to Sam Kalman, San Francisco, California
UP 25308 Sep 1955 UP 2708 Dec 1959 15 May 1986 Displayed at park in Stromsburg, Nebraska
UP 25309 Sep 1955 UP 2709 Apr 1959 Jun 1977  
UP 25310 Sep 1955 UP 2710 Jun 1962 Jun 1983 Donated to Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, January, 1984; displayed at Two Rivers State Recreation Area, Venice, Nebraska
UP 25311 Sep 1955 UP 2711 May 1959 16 Sep 1987 Sold to David Joseph Co., Plymouth, Utah, August 1987; resold to Sam Kalman, San Francisco, California
UP 25312 Sep 1955 UP 2712 Sep 1959 3 Oct 1989  
UP 25313 Sep 1955 UP 2713 Apr 1959 11 Jul 1985 Donated to City of Burley, Idaho, February 1986. Displayed at the "Caboose Botanical Garden," about one mile east of downtown, near the Idaho National Guard on U. S. 30.
UP 25314 Sep 1955 UP 2714 Aug 1960 1 Apr 1987  
UP 25315 Sep 1955 UP 2715 Apr 1959 Oct 1979 Wrecked on July 27, 1979 at Green River, Wyoming
UP 25316 Sep 1955 UP 2716 Mar 1961 24 May 1989 Sold to Alter Trading Co., Council Bluffs, Iowa, April 4, 1990, scrapped.
UP 25317 Sep 1955 UP 2717 Nov 1960 20 Oct 1986 Donated to Douglas County Agricultural Society, Elkhorn, Nebraska
UP 25318 Sep 1955 UP 2718 Oct 1961 27 Aug 1986  
UP 25319 Sep 1955 UP 2719 Nov 1960 Jun 1983 Donated to Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, January, 1984; displayed at Two Rivers State Recreation Area, Venice, Nebraska
UP 25320 Sep 1955 UP 2720 Aug 1960 15 May 1986  
(UP 25321) Sep 1955 UP 2721   Feb 1960 UP 2721 was retired after a fire that destroyed its interior on December 16, 1959 at Laramie, Wyoming; not renumbered to 25000 series.
UP 25322 Sep 1955 UP 2722 Dec 1961 15 May 1986 Sold for scrap to Purdy Metals at Mojave, California; sold to Short Line Enterprises, Ltd. and moved to their Newhall Ranch Movie Train operation at Castaic Junction, California, on the upper end of the former SP Santa Paula Branch; moved in July 1990 to Piru, California; moved in 1991 to Fillmore, California; sold in January 1997 to Fillmore & Western Railway, Fillmore, California; to Santa Clara River Valley Railroad Historical Society, stored at Santa Paula, Cailifornia (View a photo on Flickr); sold to private party in 2021, moved to site near Cable (near Tehachapi), California.
UP 25323 Sep 1955 UP 2723 Oct 1961 25 May 1989 Donated to Railroad Museum of Oklahoma, Enid, Oklahoma, November 1989.
UP 25324 Sep 1955 UP 2724 Mar 1962 19 Aug 1987  
UP 25325 Sep 1955 UP 2725 Jun 1960 Mar 1981  
UP 25326 Sep 1955 UP 2726 Apr 1962 August 1982 Donated to Town of Saratoga, Wyoming; displayed at depot museum.
UP 25327 Sep 1955 UP 2727 May 1962 Jun 1983 Donated to Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, January, 1984; displayed at Two Rivers State Recreation Area, Venice, Nebraska
UP 25328 Sep 1955 UP 2728 May 1959 15 Dec 1986 Donated to City of Sidney, Nebraska, April 1989.
UP 25329 Sep 1955 UP 2729 Apr 1962 Jun 1977  
UP 25330 Oct 1955 UP 2730 May 1962 15 May 1986 Donated to Southern Nevada Chapter, National Railway Historical Society, Las Vegas, Nevada
UP 25331 Oct 1955 UP 2731 Aug 1960 15 May 1986 Displayed at St. Joseph's Catholic School, Pocatello, Idaho
UP 25332 Sep 1955 UP 2732 Nov 1961 Mar 1983  
UP 25333 Sep 1955 UP 2733 Jul 1961 17 Apr 1986  
UP 25334 Sep 1955 UP 2734 Nov 1960 19 Sep 1988 Donated to City of Big Spring, Texas.
UP 25335 Oct 1955 UP 2735 Apr 1959 25 May 1989 Donated to Cozad Area United Way, Cozad, Nebraska, October, 1989.
UP 25336 Oct 1955 UP 2736 Feb 1962 25 Aug 1989 Sold to Smith and Chambers Railroad Salvage, Neodesha, Kansas
UP 25337 Oct 1955 UP 2737 Oct 1961 28 Nov 1988 Donated to City of Callaway, Nebraska
UP 25338 Oct 1955 UP 2738 Aug 1960 25 May 1989  
UP 25339 Oct 1955 UP 2739 Nov 1959 12 Sep 1985  
UP 25340 Oct 1955 UP 2740 Apr 1961 20 Aug 1986  
UP 25341 Oct 1955 UP 2741 Jul 1960 11 Jul 1985 Donated (along with UP 25116) to Salvation Army Camp Kuratli, Boring, Oregon, July 1986; still there as of March 2003; moved to Mount Rainier Scenic Railway (MRSR) at Mineral, Washington. (Still there as of May 9, 2011)
UP 25342 Oct 1955 UP 2742 Jul 1960 Jun 1983 Donated to Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, January, 1984; displayed at Two Rivers State Recreation Area, Venice, Nebraska
UP 25343 Oct 1955 UP 2743 May 1959 Mar 1978 Donated to City of Wamego, Kansas
UP 25344 Oct 1955 UP 2744 May 1961 Dec 1970 Sold to Utah Railway 62 in February 1971; Utah Railway caboose 62 was donated to Boy Scouts of America and used at Camp Jeremiah Johnson BSA, Springville, Utah. (Mike Hansen, email dated July 7, 2013)
UP 25345 Oct 1955 UP 2745 Oct 1961 Jun 1983 Donated to Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, January, 1984; displayed at Two Rivers State Recreation Area, Venice, Nebraska
UP 25346 Oct 1955 UP 2746 May 1962 15 May 1986  
UP 25347 Oct 1955 UP 2747 Apr 1959 30 Dec 1982  
UP 25348 Oct 1955 UP 2748 Apr 1959 Jun 1977 Sold, shipped to Mira Loma, California, in October 1979.
UP 25349 Oct 1955 UP 2749 May 1959 30 Dec 1982  
UP 25350 Oct 1955 UP 2750 Nov 1959 Jun 1977  
UP 25351 Oct 1955 UP 2751 Oct 1960 15 May 1986 Donated to City of Rock Springs, Wyoming; displayed near depot as part of Depot Park and Miner's Memorial.
UP 25352 Oct 1955 UP 2752 Mar 1961 Nov 1980  
UP 25353 Oct 1955 UP 2753 Apr 1961 Jun 1983 Donated to Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, January, 1984; burned during conversion to cabin, replaced by UP 903226 (UP 25053), further disposition unknown.
UP 25354 Oct 1955 UP 2754 Dec 1961 Nov 1984 Retired at Pocatello, Idaho; stored on ground without trucks; interior destroyed by fire after October 1984.
UP 25355 Oct 1955 UP 2755 Jul 1959 21 Apr 1987  
UP 25356 Oct 1955 UP 2756 Aug 1960 25 May 1989 Donated to Longhorn Museum Society, Pleasanton, Texas, September 1989
UP 25357 Oct 1955 UP 2757 Aug 1960 14 Apr 1987  
UP 25358 Oct 1955 UP 2758 Aug 1961 Dec 1978 Wrecked on August 18, 1978 on Milwaukee Road.
UP 25359 Oct 1955 UP 2759 Apr 1959 30 Dec 1982  
UP 25360 Oct 1955 UP 2760 Aug 1960 9 Feb 1989  
UP 25361 Oct 1955 UP 2761 Jun 1959 Jul 1981  
UP 25362 Oct 1955 UP 2762 Mar 1962 24 Jun 1980 Sold in November 1983
UP 25363 Oct 1955 UP 2763 Aug 1960 20 Aug 1986 Donated to Sierra Army Depot, Herlong, California, September 1986.
UP 25364 Oct 1955 UP 2764 May 1962 Jan 1984 Donated to City of Green River, Wyoming, December 1984.
UP 25365 Oct 1955 UP 2765 May 1962 14 Apr 1987  
UP 25366 Oct 1955 UP 2766 Jul 1960 25 May 1989 Sold to Alter Trading Co., Council Bluffs, Iowa, April 4, 1990, scrapped.
UP 25367 Oct 1955 UP 2767 Apr 1962 Jan 1984 Donated to City of Grand Island, Nebraska
UP 25368 Oct 1955 UP 2768 Mar 1962 14 Apr 1987 Sold to Alter Trading Co., Council Bluffs, Iowa, April 4, 1990, scrapped.
UP 25369 Oct 1955 UP 2769 Oct 1961 12 Sep 1985  
UP 25370 Oct 1955 UP 2770 Jul 1960 11 Jul 1985  
UP 25371 Oct 1955 UP 2771 Jul 1960 15 May 1986 Donated to Great Salt Lake Council, Boy Scouts of America, Salt Lake City, Utah; moved in October 1988 to Cub Country, part of Tracy Wigwam Boy Scout Camp in Mill Creek Canyon near Salt Lake City
UP 25372 Oct 1955 UP 2772 Apr 1959 15 May 1986 Donated to City of Hermiston, Oregon, displayed in Hermiston City Park.
UP 25373 Oct 1955 UP 2773 Aug 1960 25 May 1989 Sold to Alter Trading Co., Council Bluffs, Iowa, April 4, 1990, scrapped.
UP 25374 Oct 1955 UP 2774 Apr 1962 15 May 1986 Donated to Great Salt Lake Council, Boy Scouts of America, Salt Lake City, Utah; moved in October 1988 to Cub Country, part of Tracy Wigwam Boy Scout Camp in Mill Creek Canyon near Salt Lake City
UP 25375 Oct 1955 UP 2775 Nov 1961 27 Jan 1984  
UP 25376 Oct 1955 UP 2776 Apr 1959 Jun 1983 Donated to Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, January, 1984; displayed at Two Rivers State Recreation Area, Venice, Nebraska
UP 25377 Oct 1955 UP 2777 May 1960 15 May 1986  
UP 25378 Oct 1955 UP 2778 Jul 1960 15 Dec 1986 Sold to Alter Trading Co., Council Bluffs, Iowa, April 4, 1990, scrapped.
UP 25379 Nov 1955 UP 2779 Aug 1960 11 Jul 1985 Removed from service at Pocatello, Idaho; sold and later displayed in Inkom, Idaho; moved to Monida, Montana, and used as a private residence. (Inkom information from March 2002 list by Roger Kirkpatrick; Monida information from Thornton Waite, email dated May 22, 2015)
UP 25380 Nov 1955 UP 2780 Jul 1960 20 Aug 1986 Donated to Sunbelt Chapter, National Railway Historical Society, Tulsa, Oklahoma; stored in Sand Springs, Oklahoma
UP 25381 Nov 1955 UP 2781 May 1959 Mar 1983 Donated to Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, January, 1984; displayed at Two Rivers State Recreation Area, Venice, Nebraska
UP 25382 Nov 1955 UP 2782 Aug 1960 Jun 1977 Sold, shipped to Mira Loma, California, October 1979.
UP 25383 Nov 1955 UP 2783 May 1959 15 Dec 1986 Donated to City of England, Arkansas; still there as of October 2014
UP 25384 Nov 1955 UP 2784 May 1959 20 Aug 1986 Donated to Sierra Army Depot, Herlong, California, September, 1986; displayed in Susanville, California
UP 25385 Nov 1955 UP 2785 Oct 1961 30 Dec 1982  
UP 25386 Nov 1955 UP 2786 Oct 1961 Jun 1977 Donated to Town of Wamego, Kansas
UP 25387 Nov 1955 UP 2787 Oct 1961 20 Nov 1986  
UP 25388 Nov 1955 UP 2788 Apr 1962 Jun 1983 Donated to Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, January, 1984; displayed at Two Rivers State Recreation Area, Venice, Nebraska
UP 25389 Nov 1955 UP 2789 Jul 1960 14 Apr 1987 Sold to Alter Trading Co., Council Bluffs, Iowa, April 4, 1990, scrapped.
UP 25390 Nov 1955 UP 2790 Aug 1960 11 Jul 1985  
UP 25391 Nov 1955 UP 2791 Apr 1959 Jun 1977  
UP 25392 Nov 1955 UP 2792 Aug 1960 15 May 1986 Displayed near city hall at Montclair, California; moved to northeast corner of interesection of Monte Vista and Palo Verde, also in Montclair, in 2005, still shows on Google street view as of November 2016; donated to RailGiants Train Museum at Pomona, California; moved to Pomona in late February 2020.
UP 25393 Nov 1955 UP 2793 Jul 1960 22 Sep 1988 Donated to Twin Falls County Fair and Rodeo, Twin Falls, Idaho; shipped to the Twin Falls County fairgrounds at Filer, Idaho; repainted in 2008 to a non-UP scheme to promote WATCO as an area employer; still there as of April 2011.
UP 25394 Nov 1955 UP 2794 Aug 1960 25 May 1989 Sold to Alter Trading Co., Council Bluffs, Iowa, April 4, 1990, scrapped.
UP 25395 Nov 1955 UP 2795 May 1959 5 Mar 1986 Donated to Town of West Point, Nebraska, September 1986. Stored on Fremont & Elkhorn Railroad, Fremont, Nebraska; moved to fairgrounds.
UP 25396 Nov 1955 UP 2796 Jun 1960 Jun 1977 Donated to City of Kearney, Nebraska; displayed at Buffalo, County Museum, Kearney, Nebraska
UP 25397 Nov 1955 UP 2797 Mar 1961 25 May 1989 Donated to City of Spalding, Nebraska, June 1989.
UP 25398 Nov 1955 UP 2798 May 1959 17 Jun 1986 Donated to City of Marysville, Kansas
UP 25399 Nov 1955 UP 2799 Aug 1960 Jun 1983 Donated to Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, January, 1984; displayed at Two Rivers State Recreation Area, Venice, Nebraska

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