#10 Caboose

Facts

Built

1873

By

Kimball Mfg.

Length 30'

Cost

$1,900.

Status

Nevada State Railroad Museum,
Carson City.

History

1873 Built by Kimball Carriage and Car Manufacturing Co. in San Francisco.
February 1873 Arrived at Virginia & Truckee.
Before 1891 Converted into a full coach.
1938 Sold to Paramount for $225 and used in the movie Union Pacific.
November 5, 1971 Acquired by Short Line Enterprises.
1974-1975 Restored to 1902 appearance.
1988 Acquired by the Nevada State Railroad Museum.
Today Restored and at display in Nevada State Railroad Museum.

Comments

February 1873
Cabooses 9 & 10 arrive from Kimball.
No color mentioned.

#10 worked in caboose and third class passenger service at the end of freight trains.

Before 1891, the car was converted into a full coach.
The side doors were removed and the passenger compartment extended through the former baggage compartment.
The car was referred to as a miner's car.

In White's essay on Kimball in the #138 Railroad History.
He reports the original specifications for Caboose 9 & 10.
The truck specification as "of the kind used in the flat
cars with double brakes, hand wheels at each end of car."
The Kimball trucks didn't work, keep getting off the track.
New trucks were constructed in March 1873.
Wood frame from Whitney of Reno and Pedestals from
Fulton Foundry in Virginia City.

 

Source of information: Charlie Siebenthal, Mike Collins.