New diesel locomotives had large cabs that could house entire crews. (function() { Bay window caboose: Display; C30-6 type; Western Pacific Railroad Museum, Portola, CA 1889 Bay Window Caboose Restoration completed 9/16/16, static display at SLORRM, San Luis Obispo, CA Read more. Museum. Finally, some are coupled to trains for special events, including historical tours. Chattanooga A note on some of the images: The links for cabooses in the Portola RR Museum collection are WP Equipment & Operations Western Pacific Equipment and Infrastructure - Rosters and Reference Photos This collection of images is a work in progress. Wrecked on 8 July 1984 at Pittsburg, California. 1971-1993 carrying the 327 stock number. I stacked the lamp and tool boxes under the perforation end and sat with my head and shoulders above the roof (Later) I suggested putting a box around the hole with glass in, so I could have a pilot house to sit in and watch the train. The caboose also served as the conductor's office, and on long routes, included sleeping accommodations and cooking facilities.[1]. Product Description. Caboose is steel center cupola, Model CA-10. Mighty "Centennial", a Union Pacific DDA40X locomotive, the largest diesel locomotive ever built at over 98 feet long! The above The Western Pacific Railroad Museum is responsible for working artifacts ranging from small items like lanterns and signals to full size ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? the most rare of TYCO pieces to surface among collectors. They also had a double-latching door, to prevent accidental discharge of hot coals caused by the rocking motion of the caboose. Mileposts, Across from Police Station, with WP 727 GP7 diesel America". Built in October 1915 by the Norfolk & Western Ry and numbered as N&W 18121, a later re-number had her as N&W 518121. Add to Wish list. The example carrying roadnumber 1654 is reported to have TYCO stock number 327-B on its Stored on ground, without trucks, at Pocatello, Idaho, from, September 1985; sold on 22 July 1988 to a private individual; displayed at Train Mountain Park, Chiloquin, Oregon. Sold. 28. You may not use my photos for profit and/or as part of, or to sell, a product or service without my consent. Sold as D&RG No. TYCO's "Midnight Special" on the underframe. Operational, Western Pacific Railroad Museum, Portola, California 1218: ALCO: S-6: Undergoing restoration, Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, California 1423: . the roadnumber 156. WP 447 and 465 were sold for scrap. Stored on ground, without trucks; at Pocatello, Idaho, from August 1984; sold for scrap to General Metals, March 1987. From Photo Album 1001.1.23.1, , Scan, At 11:30 a.m. on July 7, 2012, about 35 minutes after the, The train is caught heading east, crossing the SP bridge at Mossdale, CA in. ThisICG Caboose features an orange roof and the correct version of the ICG logo. like to be a freight Conductor! MTH 30-77301 Chicago North Western Caboose 11006. Cabooses have been reused as vacation cottages,[15] garden offices in private residences, and as portions of restaurants. Cabooses provide shelter for the crew at the end of a train, formerly required in switching and shunting, keeping a lookout for load shifting, damage to equipment and cargo, and overheating axles. Caboose was acquired in a Museum equipment trade between the FRRS and the BAERA in May 2005. Removed from service on 28 March 1985. My parents bought this caboose from the Purdy Co. scrap yard in Lincoln, CA, and moved it to our yard in Carmichael CA in March, 1977, when I was 12. Stored on ground, without trucks, at Pocatello, Idaho, from, November 1985. Tradition on many lines held that the caboose should be painted a bright red, though on many lines it eventually became the practice to paint them in the same corporate colors as locomotives. This Western Pacific Caboose is the "Steamlined Off-Center Cupola" style and was not listed among any TYCO catalogs. Repainted blue, renumbered to WPMW 457, March 1984; repainted silver, April 1984, assigned to Elko wrecker, WPMW 79. A recent variation on the transfer caboose is the "pushing" or "shoving" platform. Lettering and paint match the first TYCO model. field in the early 1990s under IHC's name. Stored on, ground, without trucks, at Pocatello, Idaho, from April 1987, sold on 21 December 1989. Baltimore & Ohio Stored on ground, without trucks, at Pocatello, Idaho, from, November 1985; sold for scrap to David Joseph, Plymouth, Utah, 12 May 1989 . All of WP's cabooses at the time of its merger with UP had been built by International Car Corporation at Kenton Ohio. to TS 6/58. Two cranes lifted the carbody onto The "Steamlined Off-Center Cupola" Wabash Caboose appears to be of mid- Stored at Omaha, Nebraska, from March 1984; sold for scrap to, Alter Trading Co., Council Bluffs, Iowa, 4 April 1990. Railroad historian David L. Joslyn (a retired Southern Pacific Railroad draftsman) has traced the possible root of "caboose" to the obsolete Low German word Kabhuse, a small cabin erected on a sailing ship's main deck. 1910, Western Railway Call us: (816) 399-5226. . This practice of not producing a matching caboose for a loco is typical of many model railroading manufacturers and not just CSX uses former Louisville & Nashville short bay window cabooses and former Conrail waycars as pushing platforms. TYCO did not catalog (Located in downtown Portola) More information HERE! Both the The 13878 was donated by the Union Pacific Railroad to the Feather River Rail Society. With this exception aside, year by year, cabooses started to fade away. The invention of the cupola caboose is generally attributed to T. B. Watson, a freight conductor on the Chicago and North Western Railway. Coal or wood was originally used to fire a cast-iron stove for heat and cooking, later giving way to a kerosene heater. If you have a photo of a captive WP WP 486 was the last WP car in service, retired in April 1993. This collection of images is a work in progress. Sold on 2 May 1989. Even more odd, is TYCO's Wabash Cannonball Caboose. Nickel Plate Road Caboose #466. Three wreck damaged cars (WP 427, 434, and 436) were also retired during 1984, but remained stored at Pocatello, Idaho, to be joined over the following three years by 16 other WP cabooses. Possibly sold to Nucor Steel, Plymouth, Utah, for scrapping. Missouri Pacific Caboose #1238. Once in our neighborhood, the first truck was laid on the track, and one end of the Sold for scrap to General Metals, 5 June 1987. ex-WP 698; wood bay window; Napa Valley Wine Chassis is included: Coupler pockets are included for Micro-Trains MT1015 couplers. I deserve credit for my work. The WPRM has over 100 pieces of rolling stock alone in our collection for our visitors to enjoy. The expanded cupola allowed the crew to see past the top of the taller cars that began to appear after World War II, and also increased the roominess of the cupola area. IHC has also made newer runs of the Extended Vision Cupola Caboose in recent years that match Roundhouse 11724 HO, 3 Window Standard Wood Caboose, Western Pacific, WP, 727. All Rights Reserved. Cabooses formerly of the Western Pacific Railroad Museum, Desktop Home | (No.327-19), Rock Island a TYCO quirk. Speaking of the Zephyr, the museum has many cars and artifacts of "The most talked about train in As detailed above, PEMCO produced a clone of the TYCO Streamline Apparently from the late 1970s, TYCO produced a Western Pacific Caboose that closely matches the scheme . been for sale. Touch for map. [2] In modern Dutch, kombuis is equivalent to galley. var _gaq = _gaq || []; However, this would be a rare union agreement clause that could be used, but was not a regular issue. All photos are used with permission. (No.327-51), Illinois Central Western Pacific Caboose #484 & Marker. 4, original WP No. IHC (International Hobby Corp.) is the current owner of certain molds for MSRP: $34.99 $27.20. It This D&H model is not found in TYCO's product catalogs. Except as noted, text and images Copyright 2006-2020 by Katy Dickinson, John Plocher. Page last updated: Saturday April 22, 2023 09:57 PDT, Mixed Train Combine/Caboose Cars Cabooses. My gosh. The first WP cabooses to leave the UP roster were four cars (WP 428, 437, 447, and 465) retired on 16 March 1984. The two examples of TYCO Caboose models found here are the only ones offered during the "Brown [10] Bearings were improved and lineside detectors were used to detect hot boxes, which themselves were becoming rarer with more and more freight cars gaining roller bearings. length 37' 0" overall. We will add images as time allows and images are added to the collection. Sold to Aaron Ferer and Sons, Omaha, Nebraska, January 1989, scrapped June 1989. Western Pacific Railway was controlled by Union Pacific after December 22, 1982. Read more. Stored at Council Bluffs, Iowa, from March 1985; sold for, scrap to Aaron Ferer and Sons, 27 February 1989. This type afforded a better view of the side of the train and eliminated the falling hazard of the cupola. [10] The ETD also detects movement of the train upon start-up and radios this information to the engineers so they know all of the slack is out of the couplings and additional power could be applied. Touch for directions. and was not listed among any TYCO catalogs. WP668 Caboose Story - WP668 is a historic Western Pacific Railroad caboose in San Jose, California 2020: WP668 Caboose in San Jose, California. Also found in Red Box packaging, the TYCO CB&Q-Burlington Route Caboose from the early WP668 is a historic Western Pacific Railroad caboose being restored by Katy Dickinson and John Plocher, a private family in San Jose, California, USA. Collectors should note that IHC models do have some spotting (No.327-15) The Chihuahua al Pacfico Railroad in Mexico still uses cabooses to accompany their motorail trains between Chihuahua and Los Mochis.