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Nevada Northern Railway Caboose Roster

 

Road No.
Builder
Build Date
Type
Body
Frame
Length over end sills
Width over side sills
Comment
Disposition
ACF
Sept 1906
8-wheel
Wood
Wood
30' 2"
9' 3"
Purchased new for $1251
Scrapped at East Ely 1939
2
ACF
Sept 1906
8-wheel
Wood
Wood
30' 2"
9' 3"
Purchased new for $1251
Retired Sept 1936
Mt. Vernon Car Co.
Feb 1909
8-wheel
Wood
Wood
30' 1"
8' 11"
Purchased new for $1256
At NNRy Museum, East Ely, NV
4
Mt. Vernon Car Co.
Feb 1909
8-wheel
Wood
Wood
30' 1"
8' 11"
Purchased new for $1256
Retired Sept 1936
5
Mt. Vernon Car Co.
Feb 1909
8-wheel
Wood
Wood
30' 1"
8' 11"
Purchased new for $1256
Converted to school children shelter at McGill, Jan 1921
Magor Car Co.
1923
8-wheel
Wood
 
 
 
Purchased used Utah Copper No. 018 in 1945
At NNRy Museum, East Ely, NV
6
?
?
8-wheel
Wood
Wood
30' 1"
8' 11"
Purchased from the Colorado Midland Railway1 for $1300 in 19172; to United Commercial Co., SF, CA, 19 Sep 1921; to Sierra Railway No. 5 Oct. 1921 (book value $1013.92)
Retired ca.
1949; presumably scrapped
International Car Co.
1972
8-wheel
Steel
Steel
 
 
Wide vision  
At NNRy Museum, East Ely, NV
7
?
?
8-wheel
Wood
Wood
30' 1"
8' 11"
Purchased from the Colorado Midland Railway1 for $1300 in 19172; to United Commercial Co., SF, CA, 19 Sep 1921; to Sierra Railway No. 5 Oct. 1921 (book value $1013.92)
Retired ca.
1949; presumably scrapped
Nevada Northern Ry.
Jan 1913
4-wheel
Wood
Steel
15' 2"
9' 0"
$1006 new; sold to NCCCo. May 1920
Retired; sold as mountain cabin
10
Mt. Vernon Car Co.
June 1907
4-wheel
Wood
Wood
15' 2"
9' 0"
$936 new; sold to NCCCo. May 1920
Retired; sold as mountain cabin
Mt. Vernon Car Co.
June 1907
4-wheel
Wood
Wood
15' 2"
9' 0"
$936 new; sold to NCCCo. May 1920
Retired; sold as mountain cabin
Mt. Vernon Car Co.
June 1907
4-wheel
Wood
Wood;
later to steel
15' 2"
9' 0"
$936 new; sold to NCCCo. May 1920
At White Pine Public Museum, Ely, NV
14
Nevada Northern Ry.
May 1917
4-wheel
Wood
Steel
15' 2"
9' 0½"
Completed 30 June 1917, $1006 new; sold to NCCCo. May 1920
Retired; sold as mountain cabin
Nevada Northern Ry.
31 Dec 1917
4-wheel
Wood
Steel


Completed 31 Dec 1917; sold to NCCCo. May 1920
At NNRy Museum, East Ely, NV

 

1 Possibly one of eight Colorado Midland cabooses (No. 402-406, 408, 412, 414) rebuilt before 1901 as platformless cars, resulting in an overall length of 30-feet instead of 34-feet. [Wyatt, 23 September 2002].

2 Nevada Northern Railway ICC Property book, 30 November 1917.

 

 

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