Thanks to Scott Woods, president of the Greenville Railroad Park:
"Those cars were acquired about 40 years ago when the Park started. There's no one left from those days. When I joined 17 years ago, I went thru the records we had to come up with signs to put on our rolling stock."
This is what he wrote and posted on the signs in front of the cabooses.
"1 of 60 built in 1948 by Wheeling & Lake Erie at their Toledo Ironville shops
Steel framed caboose is 34'- 3" long & weighs 22,700 lbs
Became Nickel Plate #705 in 1949
Became Norfolk & Western #557705 in 1964
Caboose was donated in 1989 by Norfolk Southern to Richard Rowlands, Hubbard Ohio
Donated to the Park by Rowlands, repainted by Trinity Industries, and placed here in 1992"
AND
"Built in 1959 by the Union Pacific at their Omaha shops
Was used all over the UP system
Special trucks make this a high speed caboose for priority freight trains
Donated by the UP, repainted by Trinity Industries, and placed here in 1992"
The post card was published by Mary Jayne's Railroad Specialities in 1997.
