Collecting Cabooses

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.