Southern X793
Posted by: 
NCDaywalker
N 35° 19.224 W 082° 27.414
17S E 367571 N 3909549
In downtown Hendersonville, NC, one can find a great example of a bay window caboose. It is next door to the historic Hendersonville train depot.
Waymark Code: WMRTC5
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 08/02/2016
Views: 3
Thanks to The BeanTeam for the additional info on this caboose:
Some additional information. "1948-51 Southern had built a new standard steel Bay Window caboose with four windows on each side numbered: X3079-3270. Most of these cars were rebuilt between 1968-71 and renumbered in the X600-X793 series. Most of these rebuilt cars had the inner two windows removed and roller bearing trucks applied." From (
visit link) This caboose would have been the last of the rebuilt cabooses
Current Use:
museum display
Type Of Caboose: Bay Window
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Visit Instructions:
Please visit the location of the caboose, brake van, or guard van, provide visit details through photo or narrative.