The union pacific historical society is proud to offer cabooses of the union. The union pacific historical society is proud to offer cabooses of the union pacific railroad by don strack and james l. The portland and western railroad reporting mark pnwr is a 466mile 750 km class ii railroad serving the u. Southern pacific lines coast line division the route of. We will add images as time allows and images are added to the collection. A collaborative web project mapping film projection onto world cinema. Western pacific caboose these cabooses are the ideal complement to the traditional locomotives found on pages 2223. The caboose was purchased by the canadian northern railway, which became the canadian national railway, and was used across canada. At that time, wp had 59 cabooses, all of which were bay window cars. Allen copelands article all time roster of western pacific caboose cars in freight cars journal, from sacramento northern and cars of sacramento northern by ira swett. Wp history wp equipment rosters western pacific railroad. Western pacific railway was controlled by union pacific after december 22, 1982. Site design 20012016 tim huemmer photos respective authors. Manufacturer of model trains and accessories in o and standard gauges.
Ho scale trains ho rolling stock ho cabooses page 1. Came out a few years ago and i have not been able to track down a copy. For full citations of these works, please refer to our. Wash seated, right was master of this caboose in the days when conductors had their own cabooses and the car served as home for days at a time.
The publication of this work fills a void in the vast array of previously published works on the union pacific. The pnwr includes a subsidiary, the willamette and pacific railroad reporting mark wprr. Dec 21, 2011 trainlife is dedicated to serving the model train and railroading community through magazines, articles, and other community resources by todd sullivan photo by cordell newby, from the collection of todd sullivan several np fans have brought up the question of northern pacific caboose paint schemes in the light of the conflicting data by ambroid and northwest short l. In june 1986, this caboose showed up in okla city at the bn yards. The western pacific railroad museum at portola has an extensive collection of various styles of cabooses used on the wp and other western. Click to see the flyer about the book by angelo figone. My caboose for a east texas shortline timber hauling railroad is supposed to be one bought 2nd hand from sp. Ho scale, n scale, and o scale caboose in wood and steel applied filters.
The southern pacific railroad operated hundreds of freight trains over thousands of miles of track. Wtb, western pacific caboose o gauge railroading on line. C403 handrails in tony thompsons sp caboose book appear that if we. Caboose cars in wood and steel, ho scale, n scale, and o. Prior to the 1980s, all of these freight trains needed a caboose at the end of the train for the conductor, brakemen, and any other crew members.
Wtb, western pacific caboose o gauge railroading on line forum. The pacific lines class c301 cars built during 19171924 were placed in the number series 586899. In 1953 it was brought to vancouver island to work freight trains from. Vintage silent film depicting a caboosecab ride on the northwestern pacific railroad on the north coast of california in 1914. Surviving cabooses of the southern pacific railroad and. Chronicled by four excellent photographers ted benson, dick dorn, dale sanders, and dave stanley the book is a compilation of their dedication to their. The most popular western pacific model train freight cars brands include accurail, atlas, wheels of time, micro trains line, and bachmann. Cabooses have become symbolic of modern railroading techniques conductor w. The front and back doors and decks, and interior caboose. Wp history wp equipment rosters western pacific railroad museum.
Within a decade and a half, up snapped the southern pacific, as well. Im not even sure if its a real caboose, or just custom made for samtrak. Unfollow northern pacific caboose to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. If you have corrections or additions please email them to. It was formed in 1903 as an attempt to break the nearmonopoly the southern pacific railroad had on rail service into northern california. We will meet at the northern pacific railway museum located at the old northern pacific railroad depot in the middle of town. Corrections and additional notes were provided by robert campbell and roger kirkpatrick. Based on the cars characteristics, they were assigned up caboose classes ca14 through ca18. Hobbylinc carries 61 western pacific model train freight cars at discounts up to 35% including ho scale, n scale, z scale, and o027 scale. Saturday is a work day and we will pitch in and help with their restoration projects.
The long awaited bible of uprr cabooses cabooses of the union pacific railroad by don strack and james l. Apr 15, 20 vintage silent film depicting a caboose cab ride on the northwestern pacific railroad on the north coast of california in 1914. Mp 309 sits on display near the i80 exit west of papillion, nebraska, being the only thing left besides a memory of the railroads prescence here. The era is from 1871 through the end of caboose construction in 1980.
The western pacific 805a is the belle of our fleet, as it was built to pull the famous california zephyr. Western pacific cab 453 is on the rear of the sn detour detouring east after crossing the sp bridge at mossdale, ca in 1980 on a date that was not. Southern pacific bulletin january, 1962, page 2226 the wood shanty disappears. Northwestern pacific railroad 1914 caboosecab ride youtube. The western pacific railroad was an early adopter of the type, building their own bay window. Northern pacific cabooses rail merchants international, inc.
The caboose end rail stantions, chimney and roof ventilator are also hollow so that. This is the second volume in a series on southern pacific freight cars. To navigate through the ribbon, use standard browser navigation keys. Wps feather river route directly competed with sps portion of the overland route for rail traffic between salt lake cityogden, utah, and oakland. The model is designed for hand rails of approximately 0. Return to union pacific caboose index page overview. The restoration of caboose started back in june of 2000 when an email message was received by lynn fostine, secretary of the northwestern pacific railroad historical society nwprrhs.
The ocme sp 259 is a near 18th scale replica of the original c301 class wooden caboose built with a cupola that was constructed by the southern pacific railroad in march of 1903 at an estimated cost of. Western pacific wp and sacramento northern sn outside braced caboose, ho scale this model does not include a chassis or trucks. A caboose is a manned north american railroad car coupled at the end of a freight train. Ho rolling stock caboose westside model company bay window western pacific caboose. Published by white river productions which claim it is out of stock print. Interested and qualified buyers contact david thebodo for details at. Western pacifics final decade, is a beautifully done book on the railroads final ten years of its life. From the series 426 460, 35 cars built 195556 by international railway car co. Northern pacific cabooses rail merchants international. The message was from ed churka, and said that he had an nwp wooden caboose for sale in pleasanton. Northwestern pacific railroad 1914 caboosecab ride. Information about the former western pacific steel cabooses used by union. I still have more research to do on wps cherry trains for a book on wp cabooses im writing now.
Mp 126 like 12124 is a former texas pacific built caboose. The northern pacific caboose restoration newsletter caboose hop for 2010 will be at toppenish, washington. Rail merchants international markets, buys and sells railroad rolling stock and equipment throughout north america and the world. X40 is looking great in the sunlight at albany oregon. Its currently stored near the oregon pacific shops. Our western pacific 2001 ushered in an entirely new era of diesel locomotive technology as it was the first turbocharged locomotive in america. The western pacific by ken meeker, 2011 white river.
This caboose was used by oregon pacifics passenger excursion line, samtrak, until samtrak was closed in 2002. The western pacific railroad reporting mark wp was a class i railroad in the united states. For a brief history of the northwestern pacific railroad, and a system map, please click. Ho rolling stock caboose balboa scale models bay window western pacific bay window caboose. Southern pacific lines coast line division the route of the. Trainlife is dedicated to serving the model train and railroading community through magazines, articles, and other community resources by todd sullivan photo by cordell newby, from the collection of todd sullivan several np fans have brought up the question of northern pacific caboose paint schemes in the light of the conflicting data by ambroid and. Diagrams from the northern pacific railway mechanical department. Please note picture is representative of the item but may not be same road number. May 04, 2017 caboose on san francisco bay area freight trains for world war ii.
Cabooses of the northwest oregon pacific railroad homepage. Wp emd locomotive train engine built 1950 wp western pacific railroad western pacific railroad historical society frrx feather river rail society the western pacific became a part of up union pacific railroad in 1982 a reporter, a harley riding gas station owner, and a university student from england meet in a train car. The q caboose book is really a great referance guide. Profiles of projectionists working in every corner of the globe you can help us find them. Compiled listing from several years of the official railway equipment register publication, specifically listing np equipment in interchange service. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Interested and qualified buyers contact david thebodo for details at 641 4722020. No one should think that all cars of class c301 got new cupolas in later years. Cabooses of the union pacific railroad don strack, james l. The information presented on and within this site and on the separate pages of this site are an individual effort and in no way is this site affiliated with any preservation group nor is this site affiliated with any transportation company past or present doing business with western pacific, tidewater southern, sacramento. The microtrainslines n scale woodside caboose with slantside cupola is a model of a southern pacific caboose that ran into the 1950s. Hoscale np 1700 series wood caboose by amb nprha company store.
Get the current price and information for ho rolling stock caboose overland models 1296. Cloud shops in 1960 and is currently in service on the willamette and pacific railroad wprr. Northwestern pacific nwp locomotives freight cars and cabooses. New site for western pacific caboose cars coming soon. The replacement of cupolas was common but far from universal. In the immediate period after world war ii, including 1947 when the c304 cars were built, sps mineral red color was somewhat in the direction of maroon.
All images are provided for personal reference purposes only. I got mine at caboose hobbies in denver two years ago on sale which helped my wallet. Always refer to product description for actual product details. Read more about mike mucklins upcoming wp caboose book. Anyone know where i can find a copy of the book by ken meeker on the wp. But this at least should fill you in on what these cars were. A thorough and beautifully done history of all the cabooses of the missouri pacific.
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