Union Pacific Cabooses

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By Don Strack

Roster of Union Pacific Wooden Cabooses

Union Pacific Wooden Cabooses (Steel Underframes) - Class CA-1 (175 cars)

Car
Number
Date
Built
Length Builder 25700 Series
Number
Date To
25700 Series
Date
Retired
Notes
UP 2525 Jan 1918 30' Mt. Vernon UP 25738 Sep 1962    
UP 2526 Jan 1918 30' Mt. Vernon UP 25739 Aug 1962    
UP 2527 Jul 1918 30' Mt. Vernon     Apr 1959  
UP 2528 Jan 1918 30' Mt. Vernon     Mar 1962  
UP 2529 Jan 1918 30' Mt. Vernon     Jul 1941 Burned on 19 May 1941 at Cheyenne, Wyoming
UP 2530 Jan 1918 30' Mt. Vernon     Oct 1957  
UP 2531 Jan 1918 30' Mt. Vernon     Nov 1961  
UP 2532 Jan 1918 30' Mt. Vernon UP 25740 Oct 1962    
UP 2533 Jan 1918 30' Mt. Vernon     Oct 1957  
UP 2534 Jan 1918 30' Mt. Vernon     Mar 1960  
UP 2535 Feb 1918 30' Mt. Vernon     Dec 1944 Wrecked on 24 October 1944
UP 2536 Feb 1918 30' Mt. Vernon     Dec 1918 Wrecked at Granite Canon, Wyoming
UP 2537 Feb 1918 30' Mt. Vernon     Dec 1956  
UP 2538 Feb 1918 30' Mt. Vernon     Feb 1925 Wrecked
UP 2539 Feb 1918 30' Mt. Vernon     Aug 1962  
UP 2540 Feb 1918 30' Mt. Vernon     Aug 1957  
UP 2541 Feb 1918 30' Mt. Vernon     Dec 1922 Wrecked
UP 2542 Jul 1918 30' Mt. Vernon     Apr 1963  
UP 2543 Jul 1918 30' Mt. Vernon     Jul 1955  
UP 2544 Jul 1918 30' Mt. Vernon     Jan 1922 Wrecked
UP 2545 Jul 1918 30' Mt. Vernon UP 25741 Oct 1962   Plywood sheathed
UP 2546 Jul 1918 30' Mt. Vernon UP 25742 Aug 1962    
UP 2547 Jul 1918 30' Mt. Vernon     Feb 1960  
UP 2548 Jul 1918 30' Mt. Vernon     Mar 1946 Wrecked on 29 December 1945 at Cheyenne, Wyoming
UP 2549 Jul 1918 30' Mt. Vernon     Mar 1960  
UP 2550 Jul 1918 30' AC&F     Jun 1962  
UP 2551 Jul 1918 30' AC&F     Feb 1965  
UP 2552 Jul 1918 30' AC&F     Feb 1952 Wrecked on 20 December 1951 at Pine Bluffs, Wyoming
UP 2553 Jul 1918 30' AC&F     Jan 1962  
UP 2554 Jul 1918 30' AC&F     Dec 1963  
UP 2555 Jul 1918 30' AC&F     Jul 1941 Burned on 19 May 1941 at Cheyenne, Wyoming
UP 2556 Jul 1918 30' AC&F     Mar 1958  
UP 2557 Jul 1918 30' AC&F     Feb 1962  
UP 2558 Jul 1918 30' AC&F UP 25745 Aug 1962    
UP 2559 Jul 1918 30' AC&F     Apr 1959  
UP 2560 Jul 1918 30' AC&F     Apr 1965  
UP 2561 Jul 1918 30' AC&F     Aug 1962  
UP 2562 Jul 1918 30' AC&F     Jul 1957  
UP 2563 Jul 1918 30' AC&F     Apr 1958 Wrecked in March 1944 in Wyoming; rebuilt in January 1945
UP 2564 Jul 1918 30' AC&F     Feb 1956 Wrecked on 5 August 1955 at Centralia, Washington
UP 2565 Jul 1918 30' AC&F     Nov 1960  
UP 2566 Jul 1918 30' AC&F     May 1949 Wrecked on 25 December 1947 at Pocatello, Idaho
UP 2567 Jul 1918 30' AC&F UP 25746 Oct 1962    
UP 2568 Jul 1918 30' AC&F UP 25747 Feb 1964    
UP 2569 Jul 1918 30' AC&F     Apr 1960  
UP 2570 Jul 1918 30' AC&F     Apr 1963  
UP 2571 Jul 1918 30' AC&F     Dec 1960  
UP 2572 Jul 1918 30' AC&F UP 25748 Mar 1963    
UP 2573 Jul 1918 30' AC&F UP 25749 Oct 1962    
UP 2574 Jul 1918 30' AC&F UP 25750 Aug 1962    
UP 2575 Jul 1918 30' AC&F     Oct 1930 Wrecked
UP 2576 Jul 1918 30' AC&F     Feb 1960  
UP 2577 Jul 1918 30' AC&F     Jun 1960  
UP 2578 Jul 1918 30' AC&F UP 25751 Sep 1962    
UP 2579 Jul 1918 30' AC&F     Nov 1946 Wrecked on 9 September 1946 at Laramie. Wyoming
UP 2580 Jul 1918 30' AC&F UP 25752 Sep 1962   Donated (as UP 25752) in January 1970 to Smoky Hill Historical Society, Lexea, Kansas (near Kansas City); museum moved to Salina, Kansas
UP 2581 Jul 1918 30' AC&F UP 25753 Oct 1962    
UP 2582 Jul 1918 30' AC&F     Oct 1960 Rebuilt in October 1946
UP 2583 Jul 1918 30' AC&F     Mar 1962  
UP 2584 Jul 1918 30' AC&F     Jul 1941 Burned on 19 May 1941 at Cheyenne. Wyoming
UP 2585 Jul 1918 30' AC&F     Jul 1949  
UP 2586 Jul 1918 30' AC&F UP 25754 Oct 1962    
UP 2587 Jul 1918 30' AC&F     Apr 1963  
UP 2588 Jul 1918 30' AC&F     Apr 1963  
UP 2589 Jul 1918 30' AC&F     Jan 1961 Burned on 1 November 1960 at Cache Junction, Utah
UP 2590 Jul 1918 30' AC&F     May 1961  
UP 2591 Jul 1918 30' AC&F     Mar 1958  
UP 2592 Jul 1918 30' AC&F     Feb 1960  
UP 2593 Jul 1918 30' AC&F     Mar 1958  
UP 2594 Jul 1918 30' AC&F     Jul 1957  
UP 2595 Jul 1918 30' AC&F     Jun 1956  
UP 2596 Jul 1918 30' AC&F UP 25755 Aug 1962    
UP 2597 Jul 1918 30' AC&F     Sep 1961 Wrecked on 23 July 1961 at Ogden, Utah (on OUR&D)
UP 2598 Jul 1918 30' AC&F     Mar 1962  
UP 2599 Jul 1918 30' AC&F     Dec 1922 Wrecked
UP 2600 Dec 1920 30' PC&F     Dec 1947 Wrecked on 6 November 1947 at North Platte, Nebraska
UP 2601 Dec 1920 30' PC&F UP 25756 Sep 1962    
UP 2602 Dec 1920 30' PC&F     May 1961  
UP 2603 Dec 1920 30' PC&F UP 25757 Sep 1962    
UP 2604 Dec 1920 30' PC&F     Sep 1959  
UP 2605 Dec 1920 30' PC&F     Oct 1930 Wrecked
UP 2606 Dec 1920 30' PC&F     Jun 1957  
UP 2607 Dec 1920 30' PC&F     Aug 1957  
UP 2608 Dec 1920 30' PC&F     Sep 1922 Wrecked
UP 2609 Dec 1920 30' PC&F UP 25758 Aug 1962    
UP 2610 Dec 1920 30' PC&F     May 1955  
UP 2611 Jan 1921 30' PC&F UP 25759 Sep 1962    
UP 2612 Jan 1921 30' PC&F UP 25760 Aug 1963    
UP 2613 Jan 1921 30' PC&F     Dec 1962 Wrecked on 23 December 1962 in Wyoming
UP 2614 Jan 1921 30' PC&F UP 25762 Mar 1965    
UP 2615 Jan 1921 30' PC&F     Dec 1934 Wrecked in November 1934
UP 2616 Jan 1921 30' PC&F     Jun 1932 Wrecked on 8 October 1929
UP 2617 Jan 1921 30' PC&F     Jan 1950  
UP 2618 Jan 1921 30' PC&F UP 25763 Mar 1965    
UP 2619 Jan 1921 30' PC&F UP 25764 Apr 1963    
UP 2620 Jan 1921 30' PC&F     Jun 1940 Wrecked on 26 September 1939 at Rock River, Wyoming
UP 2621 Jan 1921 30' PC&F     Apr 1957  
UP 2622 Jan 1921 30' PC&F     Nov 1928 Wrecked
UP 2623 Jan 1921 30' PC&F UP 25765 Sep 1962    
UP 2624 Jan 1921 30' PC&F UP 25766 Aug 1962    
UP 2625 Jan 1921 30' PC&F     Apr 1956  
UP 2626 Jan 1921 30' PC&F     Apr 1959  
UP 2627 Jan 1921 30' PC&F     May 1962  
UP 2628 Jan 1921 30' PC&F     Aug 1962  
UP 2629 Jan 1921 30' PC&F     Feb 1961  
UP 2630 Jan 1921 30' PC&F UP 25767 Oct 1962    
UP 2631 Jan 1921 30' PC&F     May 1961  
UP 2632 Jan 1921 30' PC&F     May 1961  
UP 2633 Jan 1921 30' PC&F     Oct 1962  
UP 2634 Jan 1921 30' PC&F     May 1961  
UP 2635 Jan 1921 30' PC&F     May 1963  
UP 2636 Jan 1921 30' PC&F     May 1963  
UP 2637 Jan 1921 30' PC&F UP 25769 Sep 1963    
UP 2638 Jan 1921 30' PC&F     Jul 1944 Burned on 19 May 1941 at Cheyenne, Wyoming
UP 2639 Jan 1921 30' PC&F     Jul 1963  
UP 2640 Jan 1921 30' PC&F UP 25771 Sep 1963    
UP 2641 Jan 1921 30' PC&F UP 25772 Aug 1962    
UP 2642 Jan 1921 30' PC&F UP 25773 Aug 1962    
UP 2643 Jan 1921 30' PC&F     Aug 1946 Wrecked on 26 April 1946 at Burley, Idaho
UP 2644 Jan 1921 30' PC&F     May 1955  
UP 2645 May 1923 30' Mt. Vernon     May 1959 Burned on 19 February 1959 at Council Bluffs, Iowa
UP 2646 May 1923 30' Mt. Vernon UP 25774 Oct 1962    
UP 2647 May 1923 30' Mt. Vernon UP 25775 Aug 1962    
UP 2648 May 1923 30' Mt. Vernon     Jul 1941 Burned on 14 March 1941 at Cheyenne, Wyoming
UP 2649 May 1923 30' Mt. Vernon     Sep 1955 Wrecked on 31 May 1955 at Brown, Nevada
UP 2650 May 1923 30' Mt. Vernon     Feb 1965 Plywood sheathed. Donated to Ogallala Chamber of Commerce Ogallala, Nebraska; displayed at Front Street Mall in Ogallala.
UP 2651 May 1923 30' Mt. Vernon UP 25777 Oct 1962    
UP 2652 May 1923 30' Mt. Vernon UP 25778 Aug 1962    
UP 2653 May 1923 30' Mt. Vernon     Dec 1936 Wrecked on 7 November 1936 at Decker, Colorado
UP 2654 May 1923 30' Mt. Vernon     May 1963  
UP 2655 May 1923 30' Mt. Vernon UP 25779 Dec 1963 (Dec 1967) Preserved as UP 25779 by the Lonie Bahr family in Falls City, Nebraska, until donated and moved to Moffat Road Railroad Museum in Granby, Colorado in October 2010. (2010 update from Sky-Hi Daily News, September 27, 2010)
UP 2656 May 1923 30' Mt. Vernon UP 25780 Aug 1962   Renumbered to 25780 August 1962
UP 2657 May 1923 30' Mt. Vernon     Oct 1947 Wrecked on 12 August 1947 at Cheyenne, Wyoming
UP 2658 May 1923 30' Mt. Vernon     Nov 1956  
UP 2659 May 1923 30' Mt. Vernon UP 25781 Sep 1963    
UP 2660 May 1923 30' Mt. Vernon UP 25782 Mar 1963    
UP 2661 May 1923 30' Mt. Vernon UP 25783 Apr 1963    
UP 2662 May 1923 30' Mt. Vernon UP 25784 Oct 1962    
UP 2663 Jun 1923 30' Mt. Vernon UP 25785 Nov 1962    
UP 2664 Jun 1923 30' Mt. Vernon     May 1961  
UP 2665 Jun 1923 30' Mt. Vernon     Jun 1957 Sold
UP 2666 Jun 1923 30' Mt. Vernon UP 25786 Aug 1962    
UP 2667 Jun 1923 30' Mt. Vernon     Jun 1960  
UP 2668 Jun 1923 30' Mt. Vernon     May 1963  
UP 2669 Jun 1923 30' Mt. Vernon     Oct 1930 Wrecked
UP 2670 Jun 1923 30' Mt. Vernon     Aug 1949  
UP 2671 Jun 1923 30' Mt. Vernon     Dec 1945 Wrecked on 19 November 1945 at Hallville, Wyoming
UP 2672 Jun 1923 30' Mt. Vernon     Nov 1956  
UP 2673 Jun 1923 30' Mt. Vernon     Oct 1948 Wrecked on 18 June 1948 at Evanston, Wyoming
UP 2674 Jun 1923 30' Mt. Vernon UP 25787 Mar 1965    
UP 2675 Feb 1924 30' OWR&N     Jun 1963  
UP 2676 Feb 1924 30' OWR&N     Sep 1955 Wrecked on 27 July 1955 at Salt Lake City, Utah
UP 2677 Feb 1924 30' OWR&N     Dec 1942 Wrecked on 20 August 1942 at Moapa, Nevada
UP 2678 Feb 1924 30' OWR&N UP 25788 Aug 1962    
UP 2679 Feb 1924 30' OWR&N     Jul 1959  
UP 2680 Mar 1924 30' OWR&N UP 25789 Dec 1962    
UP 2681 Mar 1924 30' OWR&N UP 25790 Sep 1962    
UP 2682 Mar 1924 30' OWR&N     Oct 1963  
UP 2683 Mar 1924 30' OWR&N     Nov 1957 On private property in Silicon, Oregon
UP 2684 Mar 1924 30' OWR&N     Apr 1961  
UP 2685 Mar 1924 30' OWR&N     May 1963  
UP 2686 Mar 1924 30' OWR&N     Mar 1958  
UP 2687 Mar 1924 30' OWR&N     May 1962 Equipped with side door for handling mail
UP 2688 Mar 1924 30' OWR&N UP 25793 Oct 1962    
UP 2689 Mar 1924 30' OWR&N     Jun 1957 Wrecked on 23 March 1957 at Campus, Kansas
UP 2690 Mar 1924 30' OWR&N     Jun 1963  
UP 2691 Mar 1924 30' OWR&N     Apr 1960  
UP 2692 Mar 1924 30' OWR&N     Sep 1955  
UP 2693 Mar 1924 30' OWR&N UP 24795 Aug 1962    
UP 2694 Mar 1924 30' OWR&N     Aug 1957  
UP 2695 Mar 1924 30' OWR&N UP 25796 Oct 1962    
UP 2696 Mar 1924 30' OWR&N     Nov 1963  
UP 2697 Mar 1924 30' OWR&N     Dec 1940 Wrecked on 1 October 1940 at Edson, Wyoming
UP 2698 Mar 1924 30' OWR&N UP 25798 Aug 1962    
UP 2699 Mar 1924 30' OWR&N     Oct 1962  

 

Oregon Short Line Wooden Drover Cabooses (9 cars)

Car
Number
Date
Built
Length Builder Previous
Type
Previous
Number
Date
Renumbered
Date
Retired
Notes
OSL 2700 Apr 1900 60' Pullman Coach OSL 618 Mar 1928 Sep 1934  
OSL 2701 Apr 1900 60' Pullman Coach OSL 620 Mar 1928 Sep 1934  
OSL 2702 May 1903 60' Pullman Coach OSL 628 Apr 1928 Oct 1936 1
OSL 2703 May 1903 60' Pullman Coach OSL 629 Mar 1928 Oct 1936 1
OSL 2704 Oct 1906 60' AC&F Coach OSL 632 May 1928 Oct 1936 1
OSL 2705 Nov 1906 60' B&S Coach OSL 641 Apr 1928 Mar 1939  
OSL 2706 Nov 1906 60' B&S Coach OSL 644 Apr 1928 Mar 1939  
OSL 2707 Nov 1906 60' B&S Coach OSL 648 Mar 1928 Dec 1937  
OSL 2708 Oct 1906 60' AC&F Coach OSL 634 Aug 1928 Sep 1934  

General Notes:

  1. The UP 2700-2724 number series was earlier (in 1924) used for wooden CA-1 cabooses built by OWRR&N for UP; renumbered upon deliverey in 1924 to UP 3200-3224.
  2. The UP 2700-2799 number series was later (in 1955) used for steel CA-6 class.

Notes:

  1. OSL 2702, 2703, and 2704 were burned on 27 July 1936 at Omaha, Nebraska.

 

Oregon Short Line Wooden Cabooses - Class N.C.S. (Non-Common Standard) (29 cars)

Car
Number
Date
Built
Length Builder Previous
Type
Previous
Number
Date
Renumbered
Date
Retired
Notes
OSL 3000                
OSL 3001       Caboose P&IN 04 Oct 1937 Nov 1945  
OSL 3002 Apr 1891 30'3" U.S.R.S. Caboose OSL 610 Feb 1916 Jun 1929 Sold to Pacific & Idaho Northern Railway
OSL 3003             Jun 1923 To boarding car 02999
OSL 3004 Apr 1891 30'3" U.S.R.S. Caboose OSL 614 Apr 1916 Sep 1934  
OSL 3005 Dec 1888 30'3" Ohio Caboose OSL 617 Jun 1916 Mar 1939  
OSL 3006 Dec 1888 30'3" Ohio Caboose OSL 619 Nov 1916 Feb 1948  
OSL 3007 Dec 1888 30'3" Ohio Caboose OSL 620 Dec 1915 Mar 1939  
OSL 3008 Dec 1888 30'3" Ohio Caboose OSL 626 May 1917 Sep 1934  
OSL 3009 Dec 1888 30'3" Ohio Caboose OSL 627 May 1916 Aug 1931  
OSL 3010 Dec 1888 30'3" Ohio Caboose OSL 631 Dec 1915 Dec 1933  
OSL 3011 Dec 1888 30'3" Ohio Caboose OSL 632 Feb 1916 May 1930  
OSL 3012 Apr 1891 30'3" U.S.R.S. Caboose OSL 633      
OSL 3013 Apr 1891 30'3" U.S.R.S. Caboose OSL 634 Jan 1916 Dec 1945  
OSL 3014 Apr 1891 30'3" U.S.R.S. Caboose OSL 635 Jan 1916 Oct 1928  
OSL 3015 Apr 1891 30'3" U.S.R.S. Caboose OSL 636 Apr 1918 Mar 1946  
OSL 3016 Apr 1891 30'3" U.S.R.S. Caboose OSL 637 Feb 1916 Mar 1925  
OSL 3017 Apr 1891 30'3" U.S.R.S. Caboose OSL 641 Dec 1915 Aug 1948  
OSL 3018 Apr 1891 30'3" U.S.R.S. Caboose OSL 644 Jul 1917 Sep 1934  
OSL 3019                
OSL 3020                
OSL 3021 Apr 1890 30'3" UPRR Caboose OSL 650 Mar 1916 Oct 1951  
OSL 3022             Oct 1923 Wrecked on 1 October 1923 at McCammon, Idaho
OSL 3023 Apr 1890 30'3" UPRR Caboose OSL 653 Mar 1916 Jun 1948  
OSL 3024 May 1890 30'3" B&S Caboose OSL 660 Dec 1915 Mar 1929  
OSL 3025                
OSL 3026 May 1890 30'3" B&S Caboose OSL 667 Oct 1915 Dec 1947  
OSL 3027                
OSL 3028 May 1890 30'3" Utah Central Caboose OSL 669 Nov 1915 Feb 1953  

Notes:

  1. Vacant numbers above are assumed to have been vacated from the roster prior to 1926.

 

Oregon Short Line (Short) Wooden Cabooses - Class N.C.S. (Non-Common Standard) (26 cars)

Car
Number
Date
Built
Length Builder Previous
Type
Previous
Number
Date
Renumbered
Date
Retired
Notes
OSL 3029 Feb 1903 24'3" AC&F Caboose OSL 670 Feb 1916 Jan 1948  
OSL 3030 Feb 1903 24'3" AC&F Caboose OSL 671 Apr 1916 Aug 1929  
OSL 3031 Feb 1903 24'3" AC&F Caboose OSL 672 Jun 1916 Dec 1947  
OSL 3032 Feb 1903 24'3" AC&F Caboose OSL 673 Oct 1915 Aug 1927  
OSL 3033 Feb 1903 24'3" AC&F Caboose OSL 674 Dec 1915 Sep 1934  
OSL 3034 Feb 1903 24'3" AC&F Caboose OSL 675 Nov 1915 Nov 1926 Wrecked
OSL 3035 Feb 1903 24'3" AC&F Caboose OSL 676     Retired before 1926
OSL 3036 Feb 1903 24'3" AC&F Caboose OSL 677 Jan 1916 Oct 1939  
OSL 3037 Feb 1903 24'3" AC&F Caboose OSL 678 Sep 1917 May 1930  
OSL 3038 Feb 1903 24'3" AC&F Caboose OSL 679 Feb 1916 Jun 1945  
OSL 3039 Jan 1901 24'3" AC&F Caboose OSL 680 Oct 1916 Feb 1947  
OSL 3040 Jan 1901 24'3" AC&F Caboose OSL 681 May 1916 Dec 1946 Wrecked on 15 September 1946 at Caliente, Nevada
OSL 3041 Jan 1901 24'3" AC&F Caboose OSL 683 Sep 1916 Aug 1948  
OSL 3042 Jan 1901 24'3" AC&F Caboose OSL 684 Jul 1916 Nov 1949  
OSL 3043 Jan 1901 24'3" AC&F Caboose OSL 685 Aug 1916 Mar 1946  
OSL 3044 Jan 1901 24'3" AC&F Caboose OSL 686 Dec 1915 Dec 1940 Wrecked on 20 November 1940 at Twin Falls, Idaho
OSL 3045 Jan 1901 24'3" AC&F Caboose OSL 687 Jul 1916 Aug 1945  
OSL 3046 Jan 1901 24'3" AC&F Caboose OSL 688 Jun 1916 Apr 1933 Burned
OSL 3047 Jan 1901 24'3" AC&F Caboose OSL 689 Feb 1916 Aug 1927  
OSL 3048 Jan 1901 24'3" AC&F Caboose OSL 691 Oct 1916 Jun 1948  
OSL 3049 Jan 1901 24'3" AC&F Caboose OSL 692 Jul 1916 Apr 1944 Wrecked on 10 April 1944 at Minidoka, Idaho
OSL 3050 Jan 1901 24'3" AC&F Caboose OSL 694 Sep 1916 Sep 1934  
OSL 3051 Jan 1901 24'3" AC&F Caboose OSL 695 Apr 1917 May 1948  
OSL 3052 Jan 1901 24'3" AC&F Caboose OSL 697 Aug 1916 Feb 1947  
OSL 3053 Jan 1901 24'3" AC&F Caboose OSL 698 Jun 1916 Nov 1945  
OSL 3054 Jan 1901 24'3" AC&F Caboose OSL 699 Jan 1916 Feb 1939  

Notes:

  1. Vacant numbers above are assumed to have been vacated from the roster prior to 1926.

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