Cabooses
NUMBER TYPE PAINT CITY STATE TRAIN NUMBER DATE BOOK PAGE PHOTOGRAPHER NOTES

Eastern
Dodge Ctr Minnesota

Chicago Great Western 30 Phil Hastings

Bay Window Red German Valley Illinois
May 1968 Chic Great West In Color 42 Randy Garnhart good end view

Bay Window Red Stockton Illinois
July 1968 Chic Great West In Color 46 Randy Garnhart good end view

Bay Window Yellow Eagle Grove Iowa
March 1975 NorthWestern Lines Spring 1998 43 Don Vaughn CNW no. not readable

Eastern
Osage Iowa
April 10 1967 Corn Belt Route 162 Don Hofsommer one window blanked out

Bay Window
Tripoli Iowa
May 1967 Corn Belt Route 174 Phil Hastings Good end view

Wooden
Pine Island Minnesota
1910 CGW in Minnesota 59 Rex Beach Coll "wide vision" cupola

Wooden
Randolph Minnesota
1920's CGW in Minnesota 60 Fred Bliss 2 photos

Wooden
Rochester Minnesota

CGW in Minnesota 79 James Konas "wide vision" cupola

Eastern
Sargeant Minnesota
1962 CGW in Minnesota 84 Rex Beach good end view

Eastern Maroon Goodhue Minnesota
Jan 1964 CGW in Minnesota 103 Walt Dunlap distant shot

Wooden
Altura Minnesota
1955 CGW in Minnesota 103 Roger Bee Coll distant shot

Eastern Maroon Bethany Minnesota
1961 CGW in Minnesota 106 Roger Bee Coll pages are off at end of this book

Wooden Maroon Sycamore Illinois
Jan 1967 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 82 Randy Garnhart

Eastern
St.Charles Minnesota
Oct 1960 NorthWestern Lines Spring 1996 70 Walt Dunlap caboose in distance

Wooden
Rochester Minnesota 145 June 1947 NorthWestern Lines Spring 1996 65 Jim Gensmer coll not a good view

Eastern
Faribault Minnesota 122 July 13 1968 A Look Down The Track 1997 7 Jim Rueber at end of short train

Wooden
Kansas City Missouri

Kansas City Railroads 26 Charles Winters #356? Logo on side

Eastern
Austin Minnesota
Sept 1963 Chic Great West In Color 83 Walt Dunlap

Eastern Maroon Goodhue Minnesota
Jan 30 1964 Chic Great West In Color 91 R.E.Puta angle shot, not a good view

Bay Window
East Dubuque Illinois 91
Chicago Great Western 14 Phil Hastings

Bay Window
Winston Tunnel Illinois

Chicago Great Western 17 Phil Hastings

Eastern
Hayfield Minnesota

Chicago Great Western 28 Phil Hastings

Rebuild
Readlyn Iowa

Chicago Great Western 35 Phil Hastings Eastern rebuilt to bay window style

Eastern
Mason City Iowa Extra 50 North
Chicago Great Western 39 Phil Hastings

Eastern
Waterloo Iowa 41
Chicago Great Western 48 Phil Hastings

Bay Window
Reinbeck Iowa
1964 Chicago Great Western 53 Phil Hastings

Bay Window
Des Moines Iowa Extra 967 North
Chicago Great Western 61 Phil Hastings

Wooden Maroon Sycamore Illinois

Chic Great West In Color 37 G.E. Lloyd only partly visible
10 Wooden Maroon Sycamore Illinois
March 1967 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 82 Russ Porter
49 Wooden Brown Des Moines Iowa
April 6 1963 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 83 Lou Schmitz side view
53 Wooden Brown Council Bluffs Iowa
Feb 23 1953 NorthWestern Lines Spring 1998 34 Don Vaughn Coll Built 1888-98
75 Wooden Maroon Council Bluffs Iowa
June 30 1956 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 83 Lou Schmitz 3/4 view
79 Wooden
Mankato Minnesota
1961 CGW in Minnesota 90 Walt Dunlap Lucky Stripe on sides
88 Wooden Maroon



CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 83 Randy Garnhart coll
89 Wooden Brown



NorthWestern Lines Spring 1998 34 Frank Ellington Coll No "wide vision" cupola
94 Wooden Maroon Council Bluffs Iowa

CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 84 Lou Schmitz CGW spelled out on side
127 Wooden Brown



NorthWestern Lines Spring 1998 35 Frank Ellington Coll Built 1902
131 Wooden Maroon Council Bluffs Iowa
Feb 22 1962 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 84 Lou Schmitz Lucky Strike logo
131 Wooden Maroon Council Bluffs Iowa
Oct 13 1965 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 85 Lou Schmitz
140 Wooden Maroon Council Bluffs Iowa
Feb 23 1952 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 85 Lou Schmitz Corn Belt Route logo
144 Wooden Brown



NorthWestern Lines Spring 1998 36 Don Vaughn Coll Corn Belt Route Logo on sides
147 Wooden Maroon Faribault Minnesota
Oct 13 1962 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 86 Soph Marty Lucky Strike logo
147 Wooden Maroon Faribault Minnesota
Oct 13 1962 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 128 Soph Marty
156 Wooden
Valeria Iowa
1910 A Look Down The Track 1999 5 Jim Rueber coll grainy photo, extended cupola side view
175 Transfer Maroon Des Moines Iowa
Oct 1971 NorthWestern Lines Spring 1998 86 R.S Vaughn Longer than 176, may be rebuilt caboose 614?
175 Transfer Maroon Des Moines Iowa
Aug 1959 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 98 Soph Marty
176 Transfer Maroon Council Bluffs Iowa
Feb 26 1961 NorthWestern Lines Spring 1998 41 Lou Schmitz Home built? Good photo
176 Transfer Maroon Ft.Dodge Iowa

NorthWestern Lines Spring 1998 42 Don Vaugh Renumbered as CNW 10540
176 Transfer Maroon Council Bluffs Iowa
March 25 1961 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 98 Lou Schmitz
177 Transfer Maroon Chicago Illinois
Oct 12 1967 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 99 Joe Piersen
178 Transfer Maroon Chicago Illinois
Oct 1 1967 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 99 J.J. Buckley
182 Transfer rebuild Red Kansas City Missouri
June 1969 Cabins,Crummies & Hacks Vol.3 25 Henry Maywald rebuilt from a boxcar
182 Transfer Red Chicago Illinois
Nov 1968 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 99 Randy Garnhart rebuilt from boxcar 92033
202 Wooden
Des Moines Iowa
March 1983 NorthWestern Lines Spring 1998 40 Don Vaughn
202 Wooden
West Des Moines Iowa
July 1976 NorthWestern Lines Spring 1998 40 Don Vaughn
202 Wooden



Feb 1961 NorthWestern Lines Spring 1998 40 Don Vaughn Coll
202 Wooden Brown Oelwein Iowa
1960 NorthWestern Lines Spring 1998 42 V.Allen Vaughn Oldest surviving CGW caboose
202 Wooden Maroon Oelwein Iowa

CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 86 Randy Garnhart coll W&W caboose built 1891
210 Wooden
Oelwein Iowa
May 1943 NorthWestern Lines Spring 1998 2 Don Vaughn Coll. built 1888
210 Wooden
Oelwein Iowa
May 1943 NorthWestern Lines Spring 1998 2 Don Vaughn Coll Built1888
210 Wooden
Oelwein Iowa
May 1943 A Look Down The Track 1991 8
Extended cupola, Corn Belt Route logo
215 Wooden Maroon Cedar Falls Iowa
June 1969 Cabins,Crummies & Hacks Vol.3 27 Paul Kutta Excellent 3/4 view
215 Wooden
Hayfield Minnesota
Jan 1962 CGW in Minnesota 90 Walt Dunlap
215 Wooden Brown Cedar Falls Iowa
Oct 11 1969 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 86 Soph Marty Only CGW 215 painted on side
221 Wooden Brown Oelwein Iowa
July 26 1955 NorthWestern Lines Spring 1998 42 W.A. Vaughn
225 Wooden Brown



NorthWestern Lines Spring 1998 35 Frank Ellington Coll Built 1910 by Amer Car & Foundry
353 Wooden Brown



NorthWestern Lines Spring 1998 33 Don Vaughn Coll.
353 Wooden Brown


June 1934 NorthWestern Lines Spring 1998 33 Don Vaughn Coll Built 1910-11
354 Wooden Maroon Council Bluffs Iowa
March 28 1959 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 87 Lou Schmitz
355 Wooden Maroon Council Bluffs Iowa
Feb 25 1961 NorthWestern Lines Spring 1998 36 Lou Schmitz Cupola removed, Lucky Strike on sides!
355 Wooden Brown



CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 87 Randy Garnhart coll 3/4 end view
355 Wooden Maroon Council Bluffs Iowa
Feb 14 1959 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 88 Lou Schmitz Lucky Strike logo
362 Wooden Brown Oelwein Iowa
Oct 1937 NorthWestern Lines Spring 1998 36 Don Vaughn Coll Just out of the paint shop, chalk lines visible
403
Brown



NorthWestern Lines Spring 1998 37 Don Vaughn Coll no cupola
403 Wooden Orange Oelwein Iowa
1950s NorthWestern Lines Spring 1998 42 Don Vaughn Coll M of W service
404 Wooden Brown



NorthWestern Lines Spring 1998 37 S.R. Wood Corn Belt Route Logo on sides
500 Rebuild Brown



NorthWestern Lines Spring 1998 37 Don Vaughn Coll Rebuilt from box car at Oelwein Shops in 1941
600 Eastern Maroon Oelwein Iowa
July 26 1955 NorthWestern Lines Spring 1998 42 W.A. Vaughn Dark shade of Maroon(painted by RR shops)
600 Eastern Maroon Council Bluffs Iowa
March 29 1964 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 89 Lou Schmitz Lucky Strike logo
601 Eastern Maroon Ft.Dodge Iowa
1971 NorthWestern Lines Spring 1998 1 Don Vaughn First CGW caboose with radio
601 Eastern Maroon Ft.Dodge Iowa
1971 NorthWestern Lines Spring 1998 1 Don Vaughn First CGW caboose with radio
601 Eastern Single Stripe Chicago Illinois
April 9 1951 NorthWestern Lines Spring 1998 38 Don Vaughn Coll Painted to match diesels
601 Eastern Maroon Ft.Dodge Iowa
Nov 1971 NorthWestern Lines Spring 1998 86 Don Vaughn
602 Eastern Brown Chicago Illinois
Aug 16 1947 NorthWestern Lines Spring 1998 38 Don Vaughn Coll Corn Belt Route (Original scheme)
603 Eastern
Rochester Minnesota
July 13 1968 A Look Down The Track 1997 2 Jim Rueber side view
604 Eastern Maroon Ingalton Illinois Way March 23 1966 Chic Great West In Color 31 C.H. Zeiler Number is hard to read
604 Eastern Maroon Oelwein Iowa
Aug 7 1962 Chic Great West In Color 70 Walt Dunlap Excellent view for modeling
604 Eastern Maroon Oelwein Iowa
Aug 7 1964 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 90 Roger E. Puta Lucky Strike logo
604 Eastern Maroon Chicago Illinois
March 5 1966 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 90 Joe Piersen With safety dots
605 Eastern Red Ft.Dodge Iowa
June 1972 NorthWestern Lines Spring 1998 43 Don Vaughn
605 Eastern
Marshalltown Iowa
April 17 1948 A Look Down The Track 1999 2 Don Christensen Corn Belt Route logo
606 Eastern Yellow Tama Iowa
Aug 1972 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 91 Lloyd Keyser
607 Eastern Maroon Kansas City Missouri
June 1967 Chic Great West In Color 125 D.O. Rush 3/4 view, with caboose 625
607 Eastern Maroon Kansas City Missouri
June 1967 Chic Great West In Color 126 D.O. Rush End view
607 Eastern Maroon Kansas City Missouri
June 27 1967 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 91 George Berisso 3/4 view
608 Eastern Maroon Chicago I Illinois
Sept 1964 Cabins,Crummies & Hacks Vol.3 25 K.C. Henkels 3/4 view
608 Eastern Yellow Mason City Iowa
Feb 1987 NorthWestern Lines Spring 1998 43 Don Vaughn CNW no. 10507
608 Eastern Yellow Chicago Illinois
March 23 1983 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 92 Charles H. Zeiler CNW 10507
609 Eastern Maroon Zumbrota Minnesota
Jan 30 1964 Chic Great West In Color 92 Walt Dunlap good view
611 Eastern Maroon Rochester Minnesota
June 24 1964 Chic Great West In Color 94 Walt Dunlap 3/4 view, another caboose visible
612 Eastern Maroon Oelwein Iowa
Sept 1970 NorthWestern Lines Spring 1998 43 R.S. Vaughn
612 Eastern single stripe


Aug 1951 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 92 W.L. Heitter side view
612 Eastern Maroon Sycamore Illinois
Nov 21 1959 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 92 G.E. Lloyd 3/4 view
613 Eastern Red Rochester Minnesota
Sept 13 1970 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 93 Soph Marty side view ( safety dots)
613 Eastern Red Rochester Minnesota
Sept 1971 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 93 Randy Garnhart 3/4 view
613 Eastern Red Rochester Minnesota
July 1977 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 93 Lloyd Keyser CNW 10512 (CGW logo painted over)
615 Eastern Yellow Chicago Illinois
May 1976 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 94 Dr.Art Peterson CNW 10514
616 Eastern Yellow Clinton Iowa
Oct 1989 NorthWestern Lines Spring 1998 41 Don Vaughn Rebuilt as baywindow, now in city park
616 Rebuild Maroon Ft.Dodge Iowa
Nov 1971 NorthWestern Lines Spring 1998 86 Don Vaughn Rebuilt to Baywindow style, Excellent view
618 Eastern Double Stripe Council Bluffs Iowa
Feb 23 1953 NorthWestern Lines Spring 1998 38 Don Vaughn Coll Double stripes to match diesels(3 scheme)
618 Rebuild Maroon Ft.Dodge Iowa
June 1972 NorthWestern Lines Spring 1998 43 Don Vaughn Eastern rebuilt to Baywindow style
618 Eastern Double Stripe Council Bluffs Iowa
March 20 1954 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 94 Lou Schmitz Only Double Stripe paint scheme caboose known
618 Eastern Yellow Chicago Illinois
May 1976 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 94 Dr.Art Peterson CNW 10517
620 Eastern Yellow Chicago Illinois
Sept 6 1987 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 95 Joe Piersen CNW 10519
621 Eastern
Randolph Minnesota

Chicago Great Western 31 Phil Hastings
621 Eastern Yellow Mason City Iowa
June 28 1973 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 95 Soph Marty
621 Eastern
Rochester Minnesota
Nov 1964 NorthWestern Lines Spring 1996 68 Walt Dunlap not sure of number
622 Eastern Brown



NorthWestern Lines Spring 1998 38 Don Vaughn Coll
623 Eastern Maroon Ft.Dodge Iowa
June 1972 NorthWestern Lines Spring 1998 43 Don Vaughn
624 Eastern Maroon


Oct 1972 Cabins,Crummies & Hacks Vol.3 26 Henry Maywald window blanked out
625 Bay Window Maroon Kansas City Missouri
June 1967 Chic Great West In Color 125 D.O. Rush 3/4 view, with caboose 607
626 Bay Window Maroon Chicago Illinois
April 1963 Cabins,Crummies & Hacks Vol.3 26 Henry Maywald CGW first baywindow caboose
626 Bay Window Maroon St. Charles Illinois 143 July 41962 Chic Great West In Color 33 R.E. Puta
626 Bay Window Red Oelwein Iowa
Sept 1970 NorthWestern Lines Spring 1998 43 R.S. Vaughn
626 Bay Window Maroon Chicago Illinois
May 1967 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 96 Richard Vartabedian 3/4 end view
626 Bay Window Yellow Marshalltown Iowa
July 1979 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 97 Clark Propst CNW 10525, Doesn't look like Marshalltown
627 Bay Window Maroon Chicago Illinois
Oct 1964 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 3 K.C.Henkels 3/4 end view
628 Bay Window Maroon Oelwein Iowa
July 26 1955 NorthWestern Lines Spring 1998 41 W.A. Vaughn Built by International Car
628 Bay Window Maroon Oelwein Iowa
July 26 1955 NorthWestern Lines Spring 1998 42 W.A. Vaughn
628 Bay Window Maroon Oelwein Iowa
July 22 1955 NorthWestern Lines Spring 1998 43 W.A. Vaughn
629 Bay Window
Marshalltown Iowa 42 1966 Chicago Great Western 55 Phil Hastings International Caboose
629 Bay Window
Wasco Illinois 143 Dec 21 1965 Six Units to Sycamore 31 R.P. Olmstead no page numbers, caboose no hard to read
629 Bay Window
Marshalltown Iowa 42 April 24 1966 NorthWestern Lines Spring 1985 Cover Phil Hastings
630 Bay Window Red Des Moines Iowa
Sept 24 1969 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 96 Soph Marty side view
630 Bay Window
Oelwein Iowa 42 July 2 1967 A Look Down The Track 1997 5 Jim Rueber 3/4 view (International Caboose)
632 Bay Window Red Elmhurst Illinois 192 Dec 3 1967 Chic Great West In Color 23 J.J. Buckley
633 Bay Window Red Council Bluffs Iowa
Nov 1971 Cabins,Crummies & Hacks Vol.3 27 Henry Maywald nice 3/4 view
633 Bay Window
Stockton Illinois 91
Chicago Great Western 20 Phil Hastings
633 Bay Window Maroon Winston Tunnel Illinois 192 Oct 8 1966 Vintage Rails,No.20 Sept-Oct 1999 60 Mike Nelson
634 Bay Window Maroon Des Moines Iowa
April 6 1963 CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 97 Lou Schmitz side view
635 Bay Window Maroon St.Paul Minnesota

CGW Color Guide Freight & Pass 97 Paul C. Winters Thrall Caboose, 3/4 end view
639 Bay Window Yellow Mason City Iowa
Feb 1987 NorthWestern Lines Spring 1998 41 Don Vaughn CNW no. 10538
10504 Eastern Yellow Des Plaines Illinois
June 1981 Cabins,Crummies & Hacks Vol.3 26 K.C. Henkels CNW no
10522 Eastern Yellow Proviso Illinois
Nov 1979 Cabins,Crummies & Hacks Vol.3 26 John C. Benson cupola windows blanked out
10534 Bay Window Yellow Milwaukee WI
August 2 1996 Chicago and North Western Final Freight Car Roster 163 Tom Farrell Last Active CGW caboose