Chicago, Burlington & Quincy #13701 - Alliance, NE
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hykesj
N 42° 06.709 W 102° 52.299
13T E 675959 N 4664382
Steel caboose that’s part of a steam engine/tender/caboose display in a small park in Alliance, Nebraska, dedicated to the CB&Q Railroad.
Waymark Code: WM18VD7
Location: Nebraska, United States
Date Posted: 09/30/2023
Views: 3
In 1888, railroad superintendent, G.W. Holdrege of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy RR literally put the town of Alliance, NE, on the map when he requested that the town of Grand Lake change its name. He thought that a one-word name closer to the beginning of the alphabet would be better for business. Alliance is still a major railroad hub, and the town has not forgotten its roots: This caboose, along with an early twentieth-century ten-wheeler and its tender form a kind of monument to Alliance’s railroad heritage.
This 30’ steel caboose with an extended-vision cupola was very typical of the type of cabooses seen in the era before cabooses went out of style. It was part of an order of 24 delivered to the Chicago Burlington & Quincy and numbered 13690-13714. After the CB&Q merged with the Northern Pacific and Great Northern railroads in 1970, many of these cabooses were rebuilt and for some reason had steel plates welded over their windows.
Current Use:
Park display
Type Of Caboose: Cupola, "Standard"
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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.