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DRGW 540 - Denver & Rio Grande Western |
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Between 1912 and 1923, the D&RG(W) rebuilt five of the old worn out short cabooses in order to maintain a small fleet of durable and up-to-date cars. Eventually consisting of road numbers 0503, 0505, 0517, 0540, and 0574. these “rebuilds” These were more or less new cars that utilized much of the hardware of their old forerunners. These cabooses are referred to as “Class 5”. Favored by railroad crews, the car bodies were 25 foot in length and sported wider end platforms than the earlier long bodies and featuredg a more traditional “round” roof style.This beautiful Denver & Rio Grande Wester wooden caboose #0540 was photographed in Durango, CO by John W. Maxwell. The sepia color of this original photo makes it even more classic looking. |
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3/1/1946 Upload Date: 1/14/2022 8:00:15 AM |
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Durango, CO |
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Gary Everhart |
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CV 4045 - Central Vermont |
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Reuben S. Brouse photographed this Central Vermont sitting in the Brattleboro, VT, yard. It appears to be a Canadian National type caboose. |
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10/26/1980 Upload Date: 1/14/2022 7:59:59 AM |
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Brattleboro, VT |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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ATSF 999290 - Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe |
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Fair quailty slide of ATSF caboose #999290. This ATSF caboose was on the end of a westbound Santa Fe mixed freight. An unknown photographer caught the action. The caboose was built by the Santa Fe's San Bernardino, CA shop between 1969-70, class Ce-2. |
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9/15/1981 Upload Date: 1/14/2022 7:59:11 AM |
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Denver, CO |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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ATSF 999409 - Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe |
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Along with a BN caboose ahead of it, this ATSF was the last in a westbound freight.. An unknown photographer caught the action. The caboose was built by the Santa Fe's San Bernardino, CA shop between 1969-70, class Ce-2. |
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9/15/1981 Upload Date: 1/14/2022 7:59:21 AM |
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Denver, CO |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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67 Comments: 0 |
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BO 904091 - Baltimore & Ohio (Chessie) |
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Distant shot of B&O caboose 904091 taken by Don R. Halffield Sr as a color slide. |
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1/25/1984 Upload Date: 1/14/2022 7:59:28 AM |
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Berkeley, IL |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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62 Comments: 0 |
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CTS 503 - Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Rwy |
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Bulilt by DRGW between 1885-1890, this wooden were eventually withdrawn from active roster between 1951-1963. Several were saved like #0503 under the Cumbres & Toltec roster. An unknown photographer caught the tail end of the scenice Cumbres & Toltec tourist train complete with its wooden caboose, CTS #0503. |
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9/1/1985 Upload Date: 1/14/2022 7:59:50 AM |
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unknown, CO |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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60 Comments: 0 |
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CSS 329 - Chicago, South Shore & South Bend |
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Michael Raia caught this Chicago South Shore & South Bend caboose sitting all alone. Although the location was not listed, it might be Burnham Yard by the Illinois/Indiana border. |
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6/1/1989 Upload Date: 1/14/2022 7:59:43 AM |
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Burnham, IL |
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Gary Everhart |
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DRGW 1468 - Denver & Rio Grande Western |
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This caboose was built between February to May in 1951. by the DRGW shops. Looking very much out of its normal world, this Denver and Rio Grande Western steel caboose #01468 was found in a Bensenville, IL yard by Don R. Halffield Sr. |
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3/16/1990 Upload Date: 1/14/2022 8:00:07 AM |
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Bensenville, IL |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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74 Comments: 0 |
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CI 13 - Cambria & Indiana |
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An unknown photographer photographed this caboose sitting on its own stretch of track. |
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10/1/1990 Upload Date: 1/14/2022 7:59:35 AM |
Location: |
Jamestown, PA |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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CO 903269 - Chesapeake & Ohiowe |
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An unknown photographer photographed this caboose sitting in an unidentified yard. The surrounding reminds me of West Virginia but that is just a "guess-timation." |
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4/1/1991 Upload Date: 1/14/2022 9:13:59 AM |
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Unknown, WV |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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75 Comments: 0 |
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EJE 195 - Elgin, Joliet & Eastern |
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Interesting shot of Elgin, Joliet & Eastern transfer caboose #195 built by the Morrison International Company in 1956. The last time this caboose was photographed for the RRPA database was in Fulton, KY on 4/9/2012. An unknown photographer caught the transfer caboose at the end of a freight train. No location was listed for the slide. |
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4/1/1991 Upload Date: 1/14/2022 8:00:22 AM |
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Unknown, IL |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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85 Comments: 1 |
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