Old Georgia Pacific Caboose No.2826 found in the woods

Schuylkill Valley · **Posted:** Wed Apr 15, 2009 2:18 pm

I was going through the videos on Youtube and found this one. dose anyone know of this caboose? I wrote the man that took the video, He don't know much about it at all.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcfT5400ixc&feature=channel_page

Len.

Les Beckman · **Joined:** Tue Aug 02, 2005 1:25 pm **Posts:** 6482

Schuylkill Valley wrote:

I was going through the videos on Youtube and found this one. dose anyone know of this caboose? I wrote the man that took the video, He don't know much about it at all.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcfT5400ixc&feature=channel_page

Len.

Len -

Rather than Georgia Pacific, from the railroad reporting marks, looks more like its an old Georgia Railroad caboose. Not in bad shape for being out in the woods without any protection. Underframe may be missing though.

Les

Stephen S. Syfrett · **Posted:** Wed Apr 15, 2009 11:47 pm

Bob Hanson's book "History of the Georgia Railroad" (1996, The Overmountain Press) has a photo of Ga.RR 2827 looking suspiciously like the "Ga 2826" in the video. Says 2827 was acquired from the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad.

Schuylkill Valley · **Posted:** Thu Apr 16, 2009 9:56 am

I just wonder what eles is out in the woods of the US. Just sitting there doing nothing for years and years.
Is this Caboose a rare one?
Len.

Les Beckman · **Joined:** Tue Aug 02, 2005 1:25 pm **Posts:** 6482

Stephen S. Syfrett wrote:

Bob Hanson's book "History of the Georgia Railroad" (1996, The Overmountain Press) has a photo of Ga.RR 2827 looking suspiciously like the "Ga 2826" in the video. Says 2827 was acquired from the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad.

Stephen -

Seems like the DL&W sold off quite a few of that particular class of wood cabooses to other railroads. I wonder if anyone has ever published a list of what went where?

Les