Great Northern Steel Caboose ~ Newport, Washington
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member brwhiz
N 48° 10.464 W 117° 02.663
11U E 496700 N 5335685
This Caboose is one of the exhibits for the Pend Oreille County Historical Society Museum at 402 S Washington Avenue in Newport, Washington.
Waymark Code: WMFYP8
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 12/18/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member wildwoodke
Views: 7

The caboose has been painted entirely with a coat of red paint, completely obscuring any original markings. Heralds for every railraod that has ever serviced Newport have been applied to the caboose along with the logo for the historical society.

Per Caboose9: The Newport, WA, caboose was built by Morrison-International in 1962 as NP 1124 to NP 10124 to BN 10285 to BN 12512 when rebuilt for BN by Western Fruit Express in 7/90.

Current Use:
Museum Exhibit


Type Of Caboose: Cupola, "Standard"

Visit Instructions:
Please visit the location of the caboose, brake van, or guard van, provide visit details through photo or narrative.
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