NYC caboose starts on road back in Wyoming

car57 · **Posted:** Wed Dec 10, 2014 11:30 am

Well yesterday saw the initial work to bring this NYC native to the museum in Encampment Wyoming for restoration.
We got her lifted and separated from the house it had been joined to since 1948.

Tomorrow sees the frame arrive to go underneath and then the delivery to the museum friday and saturday will be set down days on the museum display track.

This will be my 4th recovery since 2007.

Mike Pannell

rock island lines · **Joined:** Mon Feb 17, 2014 4:20 pm **Posts:** 487

Mike, you are living the dream, as they say.

Too bad this one doesn't go into your restoration silo.

I think I see original marker lamp brackets still on the car.

Richard Glueck · **Posted:** Wed Dec 10, 2014 9:20 pm

Shouldn't there be an award for recovering ancient cabooses and rolling stock on the Prairies?

car57 · **Posted:** Wed Dec 10, 2014 10:30 pm

Its called the Darwin awards !

Mike

Brian Norden · **Posted:** Sun Dec 14, 2014 2:28 am

There must be something about Wyoming and old and unexpected railroad cars.

Some years ago, the Illinois Railway Museum obtained a early steel box car for either Wyoming or western Nebraska. The car is a 1906 car that was designed by Wm McKeen (of motorcar fame). It had been de-trucked and used by the UP as a storage shed.

See:Union Pacific Railroad 100000

car57 · **Posted:** Sun Dec 14, 2014 11:53 am

I remember that Brian, we are lucky here because the weather is kind to wooden structures and all materials actually, but yes we do have and still have some remarkable structures and cars to recover in due course.
Here are more photos of the NYC caboose project from yesterday, we put the frame under and are ready to move to the museum on tuesday.

http://car57.zenfolio.com/p1038435791/h ... #h33da459a

Mike

car57 · **Posted:** Mon Dec 15, 2014 11:33 am

Having looked at NYC caboose histories i believe that this must date from a NYC predecessor as the 17000-19000 series NYC cabooses were built from 1906 onwards...this one sold 2nd hand in 1907 must be earlier, it also has oak bolsters re-inforced with steel...anyone out there know if this style was in use before NYC and they just carried on using it ?

Mike