Ex-Milwaukee caboose

[Greg Elems]

This maybe of interest.

http://www.railroadforums.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=12042&papass=&sort=1&thecat=997

Greg Elems

[ak-milw]

Greg, All I can tell you is that it was built in 1973 by International. It has a new number and I can't trace it. all of these cabooses went to Soo and two are unknown.

[BoxcabE50]

Very interesting. I thought the Soo Line had removed, and retired all of these from any service. Including M-O-W. So how did it end up still in use on WC?

:D

Boxcab E50

[ak-milw]

Well according to the book two units where abouts are unknown, #992226 and #992229 these are the Milwaukee numbers the transfer numbers are N/A. They also were all in transcontinental service ;)

[ak-milw]

Sorry guys, I was looking in the wrong book. #992154 was MR #02154 built by Thrall in 1956 it was assigned to Weyerhaeuser and is supposed to be stored in Green Bay!!!!! must be getting late, I usually don't mess up like that !!!!!!!

[BoxcabE50]

Andy-

As far as I am aware, all the Milw caboose numberings done in the 1970's, can be checked backwards to their original numbers by removing the "99" and replacing with a single "0." Can't recall right now, but seems the renumbers were late 1974. Coincidental to the Diesel renumberings.

I do remember that by the time we built the two E/V cabooses, the 99xxxx use was already in place. That was March-April of 1975.

:D

Boxcab E50

[ak-milw]

Boxcab, I had the numbers switched around thats why it came out like it did. The second post is correct according to Jeff Kehoe's steel caboose book.