Columbia & Cowlitz # 5 (Formerly Great Northern X-293) - Train Mountain, Chiloquin, Oregon
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TheBeanTeam
N 42° 33.322 W 121° 53.061
10T E 591588 N 4712044
Located in a members only campground but viewable from Highway 97.
Waymark Code: WM78BK
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 09/18/2009
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From the Train Mountain Rolling Stock Pages:
"Columbia & Cowlitz Center Cupola Caboose 5. Located at Highway
97 Gate in Blue Caboose Campground and is a landmark for Highway
97 truckers who can easily see it over the firewood fence.
Originally built by the Great Northern Railway at their St.
Cloud, MN shops in October 1951, it was numbered X-293 and
received a red color scheme."
"In the late 1960s it was repainted Big Sky Blue. At the time of
the merger, it became Burlington Northern 111318 in February
1972, and was painted Burlington Northern Green. Thereafter, it
was sold to Weyerhaeuser in June of 1979."
"The details of the transfer from Weyerhaeuser to Columbia and
Cowlitz are not known. Train Mountain acquired it from a
scrapper in the early 1990s with its Columbia and Cowlitz
paint scheme."
Source
Train Mountain is a members only organization dedicated to railroad heritage preservation. A tour of the location can be arranged by contacting
Train Mountain.