CAPTIVE CABOOSES FROM THE ROCK ISLAND LINE
29 Sept.'98
CAR # TYPE CITY TE LOCATION AND OTHER INFORMATION
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17004 WV Stillwater OK Tie Yard Salvage, south on Rt 177
17007 WV Madison SD ex-CNW 12580?, Prairie Village
17011 WV Bettendorf IA former golf driving range, Sunrise Drive Lane
17017 WV Laramie WY WYCO Yard, Snowy Range Road, from Kings Canyon, CO
17018 WV Norwalk IA as CB&Q; 17018, City Park, 907 North Avenue
17020 WV Oklahoma City OK Capitol Steel Company, poor condition, FOR SALE
17022 WV Boone IA as CNW 12566, built 2/58, Story Street
17023 WV Vinton IA as 17823, RI Depot, Benton Co. RR Museum, from Madison, SD
17024 WV Duncan OK George Copland, 3601 West Beech, 405-255-8349
17028 WV Montpelier IA Varner's Bed & Breakfast
17031 WV Jamesport MO P. A. Persell, Bargain Outlet
17036 WV Colfax IA Wharff, State Street/old Highway 6, 1.5 miles west of town
17037 WV Onawa IA as CNW 12569, Kiwanis Museum Complex, with Depot
17038 WV Duncan OK Roland Gay, 405-252-6404 or 255-7130?
17039 WV Yukon OK Yukon's Best Railroad Museum, 3rd & Main Streets
17040 WV Ferndale AR ex-CNW 12575, Kanis Road, 4 miles west of town, near Perry County
17043 WV Geary OK Museum
17046 WV Woodville WI as CNW 12565, LOCATION?
17047 WV Madison SD ex-CNW 12583?, Prairie Village
17049 WV Little Rock AR LOCATION?
17051 WV Boone IA Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad
17052 WV Des Moines IA ex-CNW 12585?, ex-Rock Islander/ex-French Quarter Restaurant, Depot
17053 WV Boone IA as CNW 12586? LOCATION?
17054 WV Manly IA ex-CNW 12587?, Caboose Park, Hwy 9 & Broadway
17057 WV Fulton IL Rendezvous Restaurant, Hwy 136, east of town
17059 WV Boone IA as CNW X251540, ex-CNW 12558, Union Pacific Yard, FOR SALE?
170?? WV Des Plaines IL Oakton Junction (north Chicago)
17085 BW Denver CO as Denver & Rock Island Railroad 17085, ex-UP 24503, 4742 Forest, from Limon
17086 BW Marysville KS as UP 24504?, LOCATION?
17088 BW Medicine Bow WY as UP 24506, Depot Museum
17089 BW Whiting KS as UP 24507, west side of Hwy K-9
17090 BW Chehalis WA as UP 24508, Edward Fisher, 1018 Coal Creek Road
17091 BW North Platte NE as UP 25686, ex-UP 24509, Lincoln County Fairgrounds
17092 BW Hooper? NE or Fremont?, as UP 201?, Fairmont & Elkhorn Valley RR, 1835 N. Somers
17094 BW Gering NE as UP 24512, Information Center, Rt 71
17095 BW Kearney NE ex-UP 24513, Antique Shop, Hwy 10, s. of I-80, from Lexington, NE
17098 BW Brigham City UT as UP 24516, Depot
17100 BW Boulder City NV as UP 24518, Nevada State Railroad Museum
17104 BW Strasburg CO as UP 24522, Comanche Crossing Museum
17116 BW Gering NE as UP 24534, North Platte Valley Museum, Kimball Avenue
17117 BW Wasco OR as UP 24535, Depot
17120 BW Wichita KS as UP 24538, Great Plains Transportation Museum, Union Station
17121 BW Valley NE as UP 24539, Valley Community Hist. Museum, West Alexander Street
17124 BW Kansas City MO ex-UP 24542, Comet Industries
17130 BW Council BluffsIA ex-UP 24548, Railway History Center, RI Depot, or 17112?
17132 BW Walla Walla ID as UP 24550, Park, with UP 2537 2-8-2 locomotive
17136 BW Smithville TX as UP 24554, near Union Pacific Yard
17137 BW Waco TX as UP 24555?, Kiddieland Park
17144 BW Quinter KS as UP 24563, City Park
17148 BW Cheyenne WY as UP 24566, UP Yard, FOR SALE
17149 BW Cheyenne WY as UP 24567, UP Steam Fleet
17150 BW La Vista? NE or Las Vegas, NV?, as UP 24568, LOCATION?
17156 BW Las Vegas NV as UP 24574, 36?? Oquendo
17157 BW Superior WY as UP 24575, Park
17165 BW Hastings NE ex-UP 24583, ex-UR 27240, ex-Onion Pacific, Choo-Choo's Depot Restaurant
17167 BW Arlington OR as UP 24585, Earl Snell Memorial Park
17169 BW Colton CA as UP 24587, Pacific Rail Dismantlers, FOR SALE
17172 BW Cheyenne WY as UP 24590, UP Yard, FOR SALE
17180 BW Cheyenne WellsCO as UP 24598, Officials Booth, ballfield
17202 BW Schuyler NE as UP 24620, Park, along UP tracks
17203 BW Ault CO ex-UP 24621, as UP 2526, rest area, US 85
17208 BW Fairbury NE as UP 24626, burned, City Park, with UP 421 2-8-0
17209 BW El Reno OK as UP 24627, Canadian County Historical Society
17601 LV Ardmore OK ex-LV 95111, Deer Creek Ranch, Hwy 77, south of town
17604 LV Bedford IA ex-LV 95132, Taylor County Historical Museum
17605 LV Urbana IA ex-LV 95135, Trax Diner, near I-380
17628 OB Colorado SprgsCO truck yard, US 24, west of 26th
17633? OB Rock Rapids IA Depot Museum, 211 North Story Street, 712-472-3101 or 475-2581
17636 OB Sebastian FL LOCATION?, FOR SALE
17654 OB Altoona IA double sheathed, Barry Yount, 17th Avenue SW & 8th Street SW
17657 OB Eudora KS Allen Martinique, near Lawrence, ADDRESS?
17658 OB Denver CO ex-Loose Caboose, ex-SAAB caboose, Forney Transportation Museum
17662 OB Newton IA David Pitz, 330 North 8th Avenue East, 50208, 515-792-6123
17664 OB Luling TX Bill Perryman, Rt 2, Box 194, 78648
17666 OB Wheat Ridge CO Tom Abbott, 10780 West 35th Avenue, 80033, with RI 17836
17667 OB Topeka KS Columbian Bank, 2900 California
17670 OB Johnstown CO Co Rd 34, east of Co Rd 17, south of town
17684 OB Baxter IA Railroad Park, Norma Kieser, 227-3588, from Indianola
17685 OB Collinsville OK Depot City Park, Historical Society
17687 OB Dayton IA Acreage Antiques, US 169, Harold Sawyer, 515-547-2642
17725 OB Choctaw OK City Park
17728 OB Sharon WI Schuyler W. Case Farm, Stateline Road, 1 mile east, 414-736-9179
17731 OB Monee IL Thompson Winery, south of town, west of US 54
17762 OB Baldwin City KS Midland Railway, from Kansas City, Missouri
17766 SD Walker IA Rock Island Depot Museum
17768 SD Kingsdown KS Museum, 1 block north of tracks, US 54, west of Bucklin
17769 SD Glasgow? MO City, LOCATION?
17772 SD North Freedom WI Mid-Continent Railway Museum, POB 55, 53951
17773 SD Arlington? TX E. L. Conner, behind tall brick wall, LOCATION?
17776 SD Kanorado KS Museum, North Main Street
17779 SD Houston? TX Momentum SAAB, Southwest Freeway
17780 SD Newton? IA or Webster City?, Q. Rottering, LOCATION?
17781 SD Hutchinson? KS 56th Street, Imogene, KS?, LOCATION?
17786 OB Chicago IL Illinois Central Glenn Yard
17787 OB Boulder CO McDonald's Party Room, 28th
17791 OB Dow City IA Peekaboose, City Park, Prince & Park Streets
17802 OB Wimberly TX Joy Lane, owner, LOCATION?
17807 OB Trenton MO Grundy County Museum, 1100 Mabel Street
17808 OB Sandia TX private, LOCATION?
17834 OB Oklahoma City OK CORC, School Service Center, off Martin Luther King, east side of town
17836 OB Wheat Ridge CO Tom Abbott, 10780 West 35th Avenue, 80033, with RI 17666
17841 OB Enid OK Philips Road, north of city, very poor condition
17842 OB Kingfisher OK 1 mile west
17848 OB Quinlan TX First United Methodist Church, Hwy 276, Jean Pollard, 903-356-2662, 4 SALE
17??? OB Buffalo CO Barb Paxton, via Bighorn-Murphy-McDowell Roads, 15 mi. northeast of Hartsel
178?? OB Steamboat RockIA Ralph Gast, 704 Main Street, 515-868-2132, from Des Moines, Iowa
17??? OB Louisville CO Kaddy Shack Bar-B-Q, 1 side removed
17??? OB Adair IA Jesse James Museum, Audubon & Second Streets, FOR SALE
17??? OB Lineville? IA no trucks, Carroll Sears, across from Dairy Delite, Hwy 65
17??? OB Des Moines IA floor & trucks only, north side of Blank Park Zoo, SW 9th Avenue
17??? OB Metaire? LA Toy & Bike Shop, 1700 Airline Highway, GONE TO Shop owner's home?
17??? OB Oklahoma City OK far west Reno Street, not 17834?
17??? OB Marietta OK west of I-35, from Ardmore, Oklahoma
17??? OB Coupland TX MKT Depot
17??? OB Pottsville TX near old School, LOCATION? (40 miles south of Stephenville)
17??? OB Killeen TX 2 cars, Sam's Station Restaurant, Hwy 195, s. side of town
17??? OB Palestine TX as T&P; 3545, Texas State Railroad Park, at Rusk, Texas?
17857 ST Lineville? IA Carroll Sears, across from Dairy Delite, Hwy 65
17860 ST Bentonville AR as SLSF 2841, Chamber of Commerce, Main Street
17862 ST Kingfisher OK 1 mile east
17863 ST Pinnacle AR home, 1 mile ne of town, near Pinnacle Mountain State Park
17864 ST Geneseo IL Arvid Hagberg, LOCATION?
17866 ST McAlester OK McDonald's Restaurant
17869 ST Tinley Park IL ex-NIRC/Metra 2002, Jaycee Grove Park, 80th Avenue, 169th Street
17872 ST Lineville? IA Carroll Sears, across from Dairy Delite, Hwy 65
17873 ST Tahlequah OK Bar-B-Que Restaurant, US 62, from Haskell, OK
17882 ST Silvis IL behind Anchor Do-It Center, 1st Avenue & 15th Street, poor condition
17885 ST Harvard IL Warren Chiesa?, east of town
17886 ST Midwest City OK SE 44 & Anderson Road
17889 ST Farley IA John M. Simon, 11093 Cemetary Road, 319-744-3884
17890 ST Stone Bluff OK 1 mile east of town
17892 ST Churdan IA as Milwaukee, City Park, Hwy 4
17895 ST Skiatook OK Statuary Company, Hwy 20, west of town
17896 ST Kingfisher OK behind Courthouse
17897 ST Silvis IL Rock Island Yard, Martha Thorpe, Moline
17898 ST Memphis TN Bob's Tie Yard, 2585 Farrisview Boulevard, 901-794-5833, FOR SALE
178?? ST Clay Center KS no trucks, Hansen's Used Cars?
178?? ST Enterprise KS no trucks, Abilene & Smoky Valley RR Depot, from Junction City, Kansas
178?? ST Stone Bluff OK 1 mile east of town
178?? ST Stone Bluff OK 1 mile east of town
178?? ST Stone Bluff OK 1 mile east of town
17958 DS Oelwein IA Hub City Railway Museum, 24 2nd Avenue SW
17984 DS Sheffield IA Bill Eno, LOCATION?
18058 DS St. Louis MO Museum of Transportation, retired 1-9-49
18554 DS Rusk TX as TS 103554, Texas State Railroad Yard
19105 TR Tulsa OK Pipe Yard, 41 or 61 & Jackson
19135 DS Union IL Illinois Railway Museum, POB 427, 60180
????? ?? St. Louis? MO St. Louis & Chain of Rocks Railroad
????? ?? Chadron NE ex-CNW, Dawes County Historical Society, off Hwy 385
????? ?? Deadwood SD steel, CB&Q; Yard
????? ?? Mt. Pleasant TX 8 miles northwest of town?, with other cars?, McIlvy Steel?, Allen Scrap Met
????? ?? Fountain City WI LOCATION?
CRI&P; # + 7418 = UP #; BW = steel bay window; DS = double sheathed wood cupola; LV = ex-Lehigh Valley stee
cupola; OB = outside braced wood cupola; SD = outside braced side door wood cupola; ST = straight sided st
cupola; TR = wood transfer; WV = wide vision steel cupola.
References:
Harper, John B., 1992, RI 17600-17605, 40 Ton Capacity Cabooses: Rock Island Digest, Vol. 9, pages 44 - 59
Harper, John B., 1994, Rock Island 17765-17784, Passenger Baggage Cabooses: RITS Data Sheet No.24, 6 pages
Hile, S., Hickcox, D. H., & Miller, T., 1996, RI Color Guide to Freight & Passenger Equip.: Edison, NJ, Mo