UP25054 as BN Caboose 22566 - Weston MO
Posted by: PeterNoG
N 39° 24.536 W 094° 54.204
15S E 336128 N 4363886
This well-cared-for Caboose is at the end of Main Street in Weston, Missouri.
Waymark Code: WMDBR0
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 12/21/2011
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This caboose was built in 1942 as (Union Pacific) UP 3754. It became UP 25054 when the UP went to 5 digit caboose numbers in 1959.
The Kirk Family wanted a Burlington Northern Caboose so they used this color scheme. Some opposed this (
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There is a plaque on the caboose:
In Loving memory of
Edward Martin KirkFeb. 25, 1966 - Aug. 5, 2007
BNSF Locomotive Engineer
Captain U.S. Army
Eagle Scout, Weston Troop #249
By Family, Friends
and Community
Donated to the City of Weston by
The I.R. Kirk Family
on August 9, 2008