Texas & Pacific Caboose 13553 - Mineola, TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WalksfarTX
N 32° 39.739 W 095° 29.336
15S E 266581 N 3616590
Red caboose with stairs so you can go inside. It sits in parking lot across the tracks from the Mineola Depot.
Waymark Code: WMV2PC
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 02/13/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member TheBeanTeam
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Built in 1972 by International Car Corp. Extended vision, off-center cupola; 41 feet, 7-3/4 inches over coupler pulling faces. Removed from service on 27 May 1986 at Council Bluffs, Iowa. Donated to City of Mineola, Texas.

This was originally a MOPAC (Missouri Pacific) caboose. Missouri Pacific Railroad was controlled by Union Pacific after December 22, 1982. At that time, MoPac had 651 cabooses, including 407 bay window cabooses, 208 cupola cabooses, and 36 transfer cabooses. Based on the cars' characteristics, UP assigned caboose classes CA-19 through CA-35 to these 651 cars. This particular caboose was assigned as a UP Class CA-29.

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Type Of Caboose: Cupola, "Standard"

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