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Caboose Series

 

The following series of cabooses can be distinguished between:

 

SERIES PHOTO DESCRIPTION BUILT BUILDER

BN SERIES

 

KNOWN

SURVIVORS

Early cabooses Click to enlarge Various Wood Cupola Caboose designs 1879 - 1917 Various N/A 90008, X101(1), X143(1), X272(1)
X1 - X30 Click to enlarge 32' Steel Streamlined Cupola Caboose 1/1958 - 3/1959 GN St. Cloud Shops 10361 - 10390 X2, X12, X15, X16, X21, X25, X26, X27, X29, X?? Springfield, NE
X31 - X40 Click to enlarge 31' Steel Cupola Caboose 1960 Morrison - International 10321 - 10330 X31, X32, X36, X40
X41 - X50 Click to enlarge 31' Steel Cupola Caboose 1961 Morrison - International 10312 - 10320 X41, X44, X45, X49
X51 - X65 Click to enlarge 31' Steel Cupola Caboose 1962 GN St. Cloud Shops 10246 - 10260 X51, X54, X57, X59, X61, X64
X66 - X85 Click to enlarge 31' Steel Cupola Caboose 1962 - 1963 Morrison - International

10226 - 10245

(Note)

X66, X67, X68, X71, X73, X77, X79, X81, X85
X86 - X95 Click to enlarge 30' Steel Cupola Caboose 1964 Morrison - International 10166 - 10175 X87, X88, X91, X93
X96 - X105 Click to enlarge 30' Steel Wide Vision Cupola Caboose 1966 International Car Company 10156 - 10165 X100, X102, X103, X104, X105
X106 - X115 Click to enlarge 30' Steel Wide Vision Cupola Caboose 1967 International Car Company

10146 - 10155

(Note)

X106, X107, X108, X109, X111, X113, X114
X116 - X135 Click to enlarge 30' Steel Wide Vision Cupola Caboose 6/1968 International Car Company

10076 - 10095

(Note)

X116, X118, X120, X122, X123, X124, X125, X126, X130, X131, X132, X133, X134 
X136 - X155 Click to enlarge 30' Steel Wide Vision Cupola Caboose 8/1969 - 9/1969 Morrison - International

10056 - 10075

(Note)

X138, X139, X140, X141, X142, X144, X146, X148, X149, X150, X151, X153, X154

X181

(X100)

Click to enlarge 50' Steel Combination Baggage Car - Caboose 1953 GN St. Cloud Shops 11272 X181

X182 - X183

X186 - X187

Click to enlarge 61' 5" Steel Branch Line Caboose 1966 GN St. Cloud Shops 11478 X187
X184 - X185 Not available 36' Steel Bay Window Caboose 11/1966 GN St. Cloud Shops 11475 + 11476 X184 or X185

X198

X200 - X228

X230 - X249

Click to enlarge 30' Wood Cupola Caboose 9/1941 - 3/1945 GN St. Cloud Shops

11226

11204 - 11225

11235 - 11250

X200, X202, X204, X210, X211, X213, X215, X216, X220, X223, X227, X228, X232, X233, X234, X235, X237, X240, X241, X242, X244, X246, X247, X249

X199

X229

X250 - X270

X271 - X294

Click to enlarge 30' Steel Cupola Caboose 8/1941 - 10/1951 GN St. Cloud Shops

11276

11277

11278 - 11298

11299 - 11319

X229, X253, X256, X257, X259, X261, X262, X265, X269, X271, X277, X280, X282, X283, X292, X293, X294
X295 - X309 Click to enlarge 30' Steel Cupola Caboose 6/1953 GN St. Cloud Shops 11381 - 11395 X295, X298, X300, X301, X302, X303, X304, X307, X308, X309
X310 Click to enlarge 30' Steel Streamlined Cupola Caboose 10/1955 GN St. Cloud Shops 11444 X310

X320

(X175 )

Not available 36' Wood Bay Window Caboose 3/1962 GN 11275 X320

X321

(X176)

Click to enlarge 35' Steel Cupola Caboose 1962 GN 11470 X321

X322 - X325

(X177 - X180)

Click to enlarge 15' Steel Transfer Caboose 1965 GN St. Cloud Shops 11471 - 11474 X325
X330 - X446 Click to enlarge 25' Wood Cupola Caboose 1907 - 1911 GN 10922 - 10928 X340, X344, X351, X394, X408, X415, X421, X426
X447 - X576 Click to enlarge 25' Wood Cupola Caboose 1920 - 1924 GN 10980 - 10988 X452, X454, X467, X480, X494, X506, X522, X527, X529, X536, X549
X577 - X601 Click to enlarge 25' Wood Cupola Caboose 1925 GN 10989 - 10990 X581, X582, X599, X601
X602 - X626 Click to enlarge 25' Wood Cupola Caboose 1926 GN 10991 - 10992 X617 
X627 - X636 Click to enlarge 25' Wood Cupola Caboose (Heavy Duty Underframe) 1926 GN 10993 X630
X637 - X749 Click to enlarge 25' Wood Cupola Caboose 1927 - 1930 GN 10994 - 11000 X640, X702, X708, X715, X719, X743

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A number of GN cabooses were rebuilt and renumbered by Burlington Northern in 1985 and 1990-1991.

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