Union Pacific Cabooses
By Don Strack
Class CA-5
| Car Number |
Date Built |
Previous Number |
Date Renumbered |
Date Retired |
Notes |
| UP 25200 | Jul 1952 | UP 3900 | Jun 1960 | 15 Dec 1986 | |
| UP 25201 | Jul 1952 | UP 3901 | Mar 1959 | 24 May 1989 | Donated to City of Henryetta, Oklahoma, October 1989. |
| UP 25202 | Jul 1952 | UP 3902 | Nov 1959 | 11 Jul 1985 | Sold to Sam Kalman, San Francisco, California, September 1987. |
| UP 25203 | Jul 1952 | UP 3903 | Mar 1959 | 24 May 1989 | Donated to Young Farmers & Businessmen, Axtell, Kansas, October 1989. |
| UP 25204 | Jul 1952 | UP 3904 | Feb 1959 | 15 Dec 1986 | Donated to Town of Axtell, Kansas |
| UP 25205 | Jul 1952 | UP 3905 | Nov 1959 | 7 Jul 1989 | Donated to City of La Grange, Wyoming |
| UP 25206 | Jul 1952 | UP 3906 | Feb 1959 | 15 Dec 1986 | Sold to Alter Trading Co., Council Bluffs, Iowa, April 4, 1990, scrapped. |
| UP 25207 | Jul 1952 | UP 3907 | Feb 1959 | 11 Jul 1985 | Trucks removed; sold in early 2011 to a private individual in the Twin Falls, Idaho area |
| UP 25208 | Jul 1952 | UP 3908 | Mar 1959 | 17 Apr 1984 | Donated to City of Bradford, Arkansas |
| UP 25209 | Jul 1952 | UP 3909 | Mar 1959 | 14 Apr 1987 | |
| UP 25210 | Jul 1952 | UP 3910 | Mar 1959 | Jan 1979 | Renumbered to 903039, January 1979. |
| UP 25211 | Jul 1952 | UP 3911 | Mar 1959 | 24 May 1989 | |
| UP 25212 | Jul 1952 | UP 3912 | Feb 1959 | Mar 1973 | Wrecked on February 2, 1973 at Kansas City, Kansas |
| UP 25213 | Jul 1952 | UP 3913 | May 1959 | 10 Sep 1987 | |
| UP 25214 | Jul 1952 | UP 3914 | Mar 1959 | 24 May 1989 | Donated to Grand Saline Historical Society, Grand Saline, Texas, September 1989. |
| UP 25215 | Jul 1952 | UP 3915 | Apr 1959 | Apr 1979 | Renumbered to 903040, April 1979. |
| UP 25216 | Jul 1952 | UP 3916 | Mar 1959 | 15 Dec 1986 | Sold to Alter Trading Co., Council Bluffs, Iowa, April 4, 1990, scrapped. |
| UP 25217 | Jul 1952 | UP 3917 | Feb 1959 | 20 Aug 1986 | Stored on Fremont & Elkhorn Valley Railroad, Fremont, Nebraska |
| UP 25218 | Jul 1952 | UP 3918 | May 1959 | 3 Sep 1987 | |
| UP 25219 | Jul 1952 | UP 3919 | Feb 1959 | 14 May 1986 | Donated to Dayton Historical Society, Dayton, Washington |
| UP 25220 | Jul 1952 | UP 3920 | Apr 1959 | 5 Dec 1989 | As of mid October 2006, UP 25220 was in good condition, sitting in a pasture southeast of Windsor, Missouri, at the corner of Hudgens Road and McEntyre Avenue, just off Blacktop State Road near Neil Avenue. (information from John Hayes via email) |
| UP 25221 | Aug 1952 | UP 3921 | Aug 1959 | 11 May 1987 | |
| UP 25222 | Aug 1952 | UP 3922 | May 1959 | 23 Jul 1988 | |
| UP 25223 | Aug 1952 | UP 3923 | May 1959 | 11 May 1989 | Donated to Cisco Historical Society, Cisco, Texas. |
| UP 25224 | Aug 1952 | UP 3924 | May 1960 | 5 Dec 1989 | Donated to Missouri Pacific Railroaders Memorial, North Little Rock, Arkansas |
| UP 25225 | Aug 1952 | UP 3925 | May 1959 | Mar 1979 | Renumbered to 903041, March 1979. |
| UP 25226 | Aug 1952 | UP 3926 | Feb 1959 | 15 Dec 1986 | Sold to Alter Trading Co., Council Bluffs, Iowa, April 4, 1990, scrapped. |
| UP 25227 | Aug 1952 | UP 3927 | Mar 1959 | Jan 1974 | Wrecked on November 24, 1973 at Laramie, Wyoming |
| UP 25228 | Aug 1952 | UP 3928 | Jun 1959 | 11 Sep 1987 | Sold to private individual; displayed at Train Mountain Park, Chiloquin, Oregon |
| UP 25229 | Aug 1952 | UP 3929 | Jun 1959 | 24 May 1989 | |
| UP 25230 | Aug 1952 | UP 3930 | Jun 1959 | 24 May 1989 | Sold to Alter Trading Co., Council Bluffs, Iowa, April 4, 1990, scrapped. |
| UP 25231 | Aug 1952 | UP 3931 | Apr 1959 | 20 Nov 1987 | |
| UP 25232 | Aug 1952 | UP 3932 | Jun 1959 | 15 May 1986 | Displayed as Visitor Information Center at Laramie, Wyoming; moved to Laramie's new Railroad Heritage Park on February 8, 2011 in downtown Laramie, at the intersection of First Street and Garfield Street. |
| UP 25233 | Aug 1952 | UP 3933 | Apr 1959 | 5 Mar 1986 | |
| UP 25234 | Aug 1952 | UP 3934 | May 1959 | Oct 1973 | Sold. |
| UP 25235 | Aug 1952 | UP 3935 | May 1959 | 24 May 1989 | |
| UP 25236 | Aug 1952 | UP 3936 | May 1959 | Mar 1970 | Wrecked on April 30, 1969 at Los Angeles, California |
| UP 25237 | Aug 1952 | UP 3937 | Feb 1959 | 15 Dec 1986 | Sold to Alter Trading Co., Council Bluffs, Iowa, April 4, 1990, scrapped. |
| UP 25238 | Aug 1952 | UP 3938 | May 1959 | May 1973 | |
| UP 25239 | Aug 1952 | UP 3939 | Jun 1959 | Apr 1980 | |
| UP 25240 | Aug 1952 | UP 3940 | Mar 1959 | 19 Apr 1989 | Donated to Northwest Rail Museum, Portland, Oregon; as of October 2009, still owned by NRM, used by Oregon Pacific Railroad's East Portland Traction Company as office car, painted orange to match the cabooses of the original Portland Traction Company, numbered as East Portland Traction Company 11. (photos) |
| UP 25241 | Aug 1952 | UP 3941 | May 1959 | 15 Dec 1986 | Donated to City of Falls City, Nebraska; displayed near former MP depot. |
| UP 25242 | Aug 1952 | UP 3942 | May 1959 | 14 Apr 1987 | Sold to David Joseph Co., Plymouth, Utah, August 1987; resold to Sam Kalman, San Francisco, California |
| UP 25243 | Aug 1952 | UP 3943 | Jun 1960 | 8 Dec 1988 | |
| UP 25244 | Aug 1952 | UP 3944 | May 1959 | 24 May 1989 | Donated to Community of Bonne Terre, Missouri, September 1989; delivered to Bridgeton, Missouri |
| UP 25245 | Aug 1952 | UP 3945 | Oct 1959 | 24 May 1989 | |
| UP 25246 | Aug 1952 | UP 3946 | Apr 1959 | Nov 1988 | Unmovable for donation, scrapped by UP |
| UP 25247 | Aug 1952 | UP 3947 | May 1959 | 15 May 1986 | Displayed at Campo, California |
| UP 25248 | Aug 1952 | UP 3948 | Mar 1959 | Mar 1979 | Wrecked on December 30, 1978 at Conda, Idaho |
| UP 25249 | Aug 1952 | UP 3949 | May 1959 | 17 Apr 1986 | Sold to Mount Hood Railroad 1040. |
| UP 25250 | Jul 1952 | UP 3950 | Jun 1959 | Jun 1970 | Sold to Utah Railway 63 in February 1972. |
| UP 25251 | Jul 1952 | UP 3951 | Dec 1959 | 24 May 1989 | Donated to Town of La Salle, Colorado, October 1989. |
| UP 25252 | Jul 1952 | UP 3952 | Jun 1959 | 15 Dec 1986 | |
| UP 25253 | Jul 1952 | UP 3953 | Dec 1959 | 15 Dec 1986 | |
| UP 25254 | Jul 1952 | UP 3954 | Jun 1959 | 9 May 1989 | Donated to Knights of Columbus, Seneca, Kansas |
| UP 25255 | Jul 1952 | UP 3955 | Mar 1959 | Jun 1980 | Wrecked on August 26, 1979 on WP. |
| UP 25256 | Jul 1952 | UP 3956 | Jun 1959 | Sep 1983 | Donated to California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, California, November 1983. |
| UP 25257 | Jul 1952 | UP 3957 | May 1959 | 2 Nov 1989 | Donated to East Canyon Elementary School, Nampa, Idaho |
| UP 25258 | Jul 1952 | UP 3958 | Jun 1959 | 24 May 1989 | Donated to Daggett Historical Society, Daggett, California, September 1989. |
| UP 25259 | Aug 1952 | UP 3959 | Jun 1959 | Aug 1982 | |
| UP 25260 | Aug 1952 | UP 3960 | Nov 1959 | 14 Apr 1987 | Sold to David Joseph Co., Plymouth, Utah, August 1987; resold to Sam Kalman, San Francisco, California |
| UP 25261 | Aug 1952 | UP 3961 | May 1959 | 9 Feb 1990 | |
| UP 25262 | Aug 1952 | UP 3962 | May 1959 | 20 Aug 1986 | Displayed at Nebraska City, Nebraska; possibly sold. |
| UP 25263 | Aug 1952 | UP 3963 | May 1959 | 15 Dec 1986 | Sold to Alter Trading Co., Council Bluffs, Iowa, April 4, 1990, scrapped. |
| UP 25264 | Aug 1952 | UP 3964 | Aug 1959 | 4 May 1990 | Donated to California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, California |
| UP 25265 | Aug 1952 | UP 3965 | Feb 1960 | 20 Aug 1986 | Donated to City of New Haven, Missouri, February 1987; displayed near the intersection of Main Street and Cottonwood Street; 64 miles west of St. Louis on the Missouri River. (July 2005 photo at RRPicturesArchives) (March 2009 photo at RRPicturesArchives) |
| UP 25266 | Aug 1952 | UP 3966 | Jun 1959 | 7 Feb 1986 | |
| UP 25267 | Aug 1952 | UP 3967 | Sep 1959 | 20 Aug 1986 | Donated to Danville Chapter, National Railway Historical Society, Iroquois, Illinois, February 1987; stored on Central Indiana & Western Railroad, Lapel, Indiana |
| UP 25268 | Aug 1952 | UP 3968 | Sep 1959 | 24 May 1989 | Sold to Alter Trading Co., Council Bluffs, Iowa, April 4, 1990, scrapped. |
| UP 25269 | Aug 1952 | UP 3969 | Apr 1959 | Aug 1982 | Scrapped, October 1983. |
| UP 25270 | Aug 1952 | UP 3970 | May 1959 | Feb 1971 | Wrecked on February 27, 1970 at Fullerton, California |
| UP 25271 | Aug 1952 | UP 3971 | Apr 1959 | 1 Aug 1989 | Donated to Agricultural Hall of Fame, Bonner Springs, Kansas, August 1989. |
| UP 25272 | Aug 1952 | UP 3972 | Jun 1959 | 24 May 1989 | Donated to Grapeland Community Council, Grapeland, Texas, November 1989; still there as of July 2002. |
| UP 25273 | Aug 1952 | UP 3973 | May 1959 | 24 May 1989 | Sold to Denver Rock Island Railway, Denver, Colorado |
| UP 25274 | Aug 1952 | UP 3974 | May 1959 | 24 May 1989 | Sold to Alter Trading Co., Council Bluffs, Iowa, April 4, 1990, scrapped. |
| UP 25275 | Aug 1952 | UP 3975 | May 1959 | 24 May 1989 | Donated to Texas Transportation Museum, San Antonio, Texas, September 1989; displayed in McAllister Park. |
| UP 25276 | Aug 1952 | UP 3976 | Apr 1959 | 9 Sep 1988 | Donated to Pine Bluffs City Historical Museum, Pine Bluffs, Wyoming; displayed at Texas Trail Museum. |
| UP 25277 | Aug 1952 | UP 3977 | May 1959 | 1 Jun 1989 | Sold to Alter Trading Co., Council Bluffs, Iowa, April 4, 1990, scrapped. |
| UP 25278 | Aug 1952 | UP 3978 | Oct 1959 | 30 Dec 1982 | Sold for scrap to David J. Joseph Co., Norfolk, Nebraska, March 1987. De-trucked and shipped on a flat car. |
| UP 25279 | Aug 1952 | UP 3979 | Jun 1959 | 12 Jan 1987 | Donated to Feather River Camp, Oakland, California, November 1988. Delivered to camp site at Quincy, California |
| UP 25280 | Aug 1952 | UP 3980 | May 1959 | 24 May 1989 | Donated to Town of Lynndyl, Utah, September 1989. |
| UP 25281 | Aug 1952 | UP 3981 | Apr 1959 | 24 May 1989 | Renumbered to 906250, April 1990 (A different caboose is displayed as UP 25281 at the former Rock Island depot in Walters, Oklahoma, displayed there since May 1990) |
| UP 25282 | Aug 1952 | UP 3982 | May 1959 | 16 Jun 1986 | Scrapped by UP. |
| UP 25283 | Aug 1952 | UP 3983 | Jun 1959 | Jul 1984 | Renumbered to 903005, July 1984. |
| UP 25284 | Aug 1952 | UP 3984 | Mar 1959 | 15 Dec 1986 | Donated to City of De Witt, Arkansas, delivered to Stuttgart, Arkansas; still there as of January 2003. (Information from Roger Kirkpatrick) |
| UP 25285 | Aug 1952 | UP 3985 | Feb 1959 | Sep 1978 | Wrecked on September 26, 1975 at Pocatello, Idaho |
| UP 25286 | Aug 1952 | UP 3986 | Mar 1960 | 20 Aug 1986 | Sold to Alter Trading Co., Council Bluffs, Iowa, April 4, 1990, scrapped. |
| UP 25287 | Aug 1952 | UP 3987 | Jun 1959 | 15 Dec 1986 | Donated to City of Elmo, Illinois, delivered to Beecher City, Illinois |
| UP 25288 | Aug 1952 | UP 3988 | Apr 1959 | 15 May 1986 | Displayed at Vincent Hill Station Restaurant, Acton, California |
| UP 25289 | Aug 1952 | UP 3989 | Jun 1959 | 15 Dec 1986 | Sold to Alter Trading Co., Council Bluffs, Iowa, April 4, 1990, scrapped. |
| UP 25290 | Aug 1952 | UP 3990 | Jun 1959 | 11 Jul 1985 | |
| UP 25291 | Aug 1952 | UP 3991 | Apr 1959 | 15 Dec 1986 | Sold to Alter Trading Co., Council Bluffs, Iowa, April 4, 1990, scrapped. |
| UP 25292 | Aug 1952 | UP 3992 | Feb 1959 | 21 Apr 1987 | |
| UP 25293 | Aug 1952 | UP 3993 | Feb 1959 | 24 May 1989 | Sold to Alter Trading Co., Council Bluffs, Iowa, April 4, 1990, scrapped. |
| UP 25294 | Aug 1952 | UP 3994 | Nov 1959 | 27 Nov 1984 | Sold to Yolo Shortline Railroad 601, Woodland, California |
| UP 25295 | Aug 1952 | UP 3995 | Mar 1960 | 20 Aug 1986 | |
| UP 25296 | Aug 1952 | UP 3996 | Mar 1959 | Dec 1983 | Wrecked on Union Pacific (location not shown) |
| UP 25297 | Aug 1952 | UP 3997 | Mar 1959 | 14 Apr 1987 | |
| UP 25298 | Aug 1952 | UP 3998 | May 1959 | Mar 1971 | Wrecked on January 5, 1971 in Wyoming |
| UP 25299 | Aug 1952 | UP 3999 | May 1959 | 19 Oct 1984 |
General Note:
| a. | Delivered in 1952 as UP 3900-3999; renumbered to UP 25200-25299 in 1959 and 1960. |
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