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DRGW 01504 Caboose

Cabooses provide shelter for Rio Grande crews at the end of a train, required until 1990's on standard gauge, cabooses were used for switching and to keep a lookout for load shifting, damage to equipment and cargo, and overheating axles especially on the mountain railroading found on the Rio Grande.

The roster was originally compiled by Jim Eager in 1999.  If you spot missing, inaccurate data, have model suggestion or a picture for any Rio Grande caboose we'd love to see & hear about it.   Contact the RGM&HS webmaster at: rgmhswebmaster@rgmhs.org.

Series Type I L Builder Built Year Retired HO Model N Model Design Notes
1-10* NE 15-03, 22-00 ? < 1892 wood , 4 and 8 wheel *RGW
11-25* NE 15-03, 22-00 ? < 1895 wood , 4 and 8 wheel *RGW
26-45* NE 15-03, 22-00 ? < 1902 wood , 4 and 8 wheel *RGW
150-153 NE ? - 1885 wood
? NE ? ? - ? wood, offset cupola, side doors, much longer

150-153?

0201-0249* NE 15-03, 22-00 RE# RGW - ? wood , 4 and 8 wheel *RGW
0800-0827 NE 32-00 ? < 1888 wood, offset cupola, side doors, Rblt w/out
0828-0849 NE 32-00 ? < 1891 wood, offset cupola, side doors, Rblt w/out
0850-0871 NE 32-00 ? < 1894 wood, offset cupola, side doors, Rblt w/out
0872-0888 NE 32-00 ? < 1902 wood, offset cupola, side doors, Rblt w/out
0889-0917 NE 30-00 D&RGW - 1906? wood, offset cupola
0918-0931 NE 30-00 ? - 1909? wood, offset cupola not listed in 8-09, listed by 1910
0932-0933 NE 24 B&S - 1904* wood *ex-D&SL 10000, 10002 in 1947
0936-0938 NE 29 Danville Car - 1909* wood *ex-D&SL 10006-10008 in 1947
0939-0945 NE 29 Pull - 1913* wood *ex-D&SL 10010± 10021 in 1947
0950-0959 NE 30-00 H&B? - 1909 SUF, wood body, offset cupola
01100-01131 NE 22-00 RE# RGW - ?* wood, offset cupola *ex-RGW, 32 cars -10, 6 cars 9-29
01120-01139 2nd NE 29-10 D&RGW - 1928 OMI,LAM SUF, wood body, offset cupola
01140-01189 NE 29-10 H&B - 1913 OMI,LAM, MICRO SUF, wood body, offset cupola

Micro-Train makes the H&B from 1913 in two Caboose numbers 1156, and 1158. Micro-Train model

01190-01199 NE 29-10 D&RGW - 1927 OMI,LAM SUF, wood body, offset cupola
01200-01209 ? - ? - ? wood
drover coach
01300-01303 NE 30-00 D&RGW - 1937 SUF, wood & steel body, end cupola
drover caboose
01320-01325 NE 36-00 RBLT 10- 1964 SUF. wood sheathed ex-X2725=2734 outfit boxcars, nee-62000-series boxcars
transfer caboose
01350-01359 NE 29-10 D&RGW - 1937 SUF, wood & steel body, end cupola
01390 NE 29-04? D&SL - 1947 Steel, welded, end cupola Ex-D&SL 10063 in 1947
01391 NE 29-04 D&SL 2- 1936 OMI Steel, riveted, end cuploa Ex-D&SL 10060 7-3-48
01392 NE 24-00 D&SL 2- 1936 Steel, riveted, off center cupola Ex-D&SL 100617-16-48, to X-301 weed spray car in 3-51
01393 NE D&SL - 1940

Ex-D&SL10062 6-11-48

01400-01409 NE 29-10 D&RGW - 1940 OMI,PFM Steel, riveted, end cuploa
01410-01419 NE 29-10 D&RGW - 1941 OMI,PFM Steel, riveted, end cupola
01420-01429 NE 29-10 D&RGW - 1942 OMI,PFM Steel, rivited, end cupola
01430-01439 NE 29-10 D&RGW - 1944 OMI,PFM Steel, riveted, end cuploa
01440-01449 NE 29-10 D&RGW - 1944-45 OMI,PFM Steel, riveted, end cuploa
01450-01459 NE 29-10 D&RGW - 1947 OMI,PFM Steel, riveted, end cuploa
01460-01469 NE 29-10 D&RGW - 1951 OMI,PFM Steel, riveted, end cuploa
01470-01479 NE 29-10 D&RGW - 1955 OMI Steel, welded, end cuploa
01480-01490 NE 29-10 D&RGW - 1959 OMI Steel, welded, end cuploa
01500-01514 NE 30-07 ICC - 1966 . OMI, ATLAS ATLAS Steel, welded, offset wide-vision cuploa, Waugh uf
01515-01524 NE 30-07 ICC - 1976 . OMI . Steel, welded, centered wide-vision cupola, cush uf
011200-013851 NE 31-06, 34-06 Rblt wood 20 cars 6-05 box car caboose
12067 NE 31-06 Rblt wood box car caboose 1 car 10-26, 9-29

014107-014601

NE 33-05, 37-00 Rblt wood, w/ side door & offset cupola box car caboose 54 cars, 16 in 10-19, 12 in 10-26, 9-29
(Known cars in this series: 014107, 014166, 014187, 014198, 014238, 014292, 014294, 014306, 014353, 014361, 014380, 014381, 014406, 014412, 014426, 014429, 014477, 014572, 014601)

060101-061474

NE 36-00 Rblt wood box car caboose 48 cars, 11 in 12-21, 10-26, 9-29
(Known cars in this series: 060101, 060185, 060360, 060413, 060710, 060917, 061337, 061405, 061416, 061427, 061474)

Key

Lbs Weight capacity in lbs. x 1,000
Type AAR car type code (i.e. XM = boxcar, etc.)
IL Interior Length or tank
Builder Builder:  H&B=Haskell & Barker; ICC=International Car;  PULL=Pullman, RBLT=Rebuilt; ---- Second part is shop code if known
Year Month and Year built
Retired Last year class was listed in ORER
Commodity Most commonly shipped
HO Kit & N Model Closest available kit or RTR: * indicates needs modifications; () indicates stand-in only. Manufacturers:   ATLAS=Atlas; LAM=Lambert; OMI=Overland Models;  PFM=Pacific Fast Mail; MICRO= Micro-Line Trains
Design General design features
Notes General notes
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