CONRAIL CABOOSE PHOTO ARCHIVES
The ex PRR N5 Class
The world's first steel caboose


Built by the Pennslyvania Railroad "Lines East" starting in 1914, they were originally equiped with Arch bar Leaf Spring trucks, "K" brake system, brake levers on each end platform and had no crash bars. They were later updated with Ajax brake wheels and AB brake system and crash posts.

The oldest of the Conrail caboose classes, Conrail started with 314 in 1976. By 1981 there were only 118 left.

. N5 Location & Information Date Photo Credit
19031 Oswego NY  July 21, 1980  Jim Hebner
 19031  Dewitt Yard  November 24, 1978   Jim Hebner
19031  Altoona PA
before restoration		    Robyn Black
19031  Altoona PA
as it appears today -
preserved as PRR 477577		  October 10, 1997  Jeff Lubchansky
 

 19034

 preserved on the
Deleware and Ulster
Arkville NY
  July 12, 1995

 D Kenmore
   19054  Canton OH
Built Oct 1918		  March 27, 1979  Chip Syme
   19054  Canton OH
Built Oct 1918		  March 27, 1979  Chip Syme
19059  Charlotte NY    Jim Hebner
19060  Dewitt Yard  July 2, 1979  Jim Hebner
   19073  Minerva OH
built Sept 1918		  Oct 19, 1985   Chip Syme
   19075  Manheim PA    
19099  Charleston WV    Jim Hebner
19333  Charleston, WV    Jim Hebner
19130 Germantown OH
as it appeared in 1997
in a city park		 February 2, 1997 Jim Hebner
19145 Germantown OH
as it appeared in 1997
may be for sale		  February 2, 1997  Jim Hebner
19156  Rochester NY  June 1980  Jim Hebner
19190 Hamburg NY  1997  Richard Siller
19190 Hamburg NY  1997  Richard Siller
 19230  Holidaysburg PA Oct 8, 1986  Chip Syme
 19241    January 1980  from the
collection of
Albert Phleep
   19358

 Minerva OH

Reported as sold to
Bob Bixler

 Feb 5, 1987  Chip Syme
   19358  Minerva OH  Feb 5, 1987  Chip Syme
    20060  Landisville PA
built May 1916
ex CR/PC 22980
ex PRR 477080		  April 8. 1999  Alan Tillotson

15 N5 cabooses were sold to Amtrak shortly after the startup in 1976.

 Amtrak #  Sold to AMT  Former CR#  Repainted into PC?  Former PRR#
 14007  10/23/76   PC 22003 / PC 19003  6/6/68  PRR 477115
   11/9/76  PC 22005 / PC 19005  5/27/68   PRR 477126
   8/31/76  PC 22006 / PC 19006  5/9/68  PRR 479703
   11/9/76  PC 22008 / PC 19008  3/26/68  PRR 477136
   8/31/76  PC 22009 / PC 19009  5/29/68  PRR478876
    7/9/77  PC 19012  5/13/68  PRR 47745
   1/25/77  PC 19015    PRR 477060
   8/20/76  PC 19016  4/26/68  PRR 477246
    9/3/76  PC 19017  4/29/68   PRR 479711
   8/20/76  PC 19019  5/2/68  PRR 477413
   10/12/76  PC 19021  5/3/68  PRR477212
   12/14/76   PC 19022  5/7/68  PRR477462
   11/16/76  PC 19023  8/8/68  PRR479715
   9/3/76  PC 19024  5/9/68  PRR 478878
 14003  8/31/76  PC 19025  5/10/68  PRR 478881

 

   AMT #

LOCATION
  DATE

Photo Credit

 14000

 unknown
  March 1986?  unknown
 

 14001

Preserved
  Hinsdale NH  

14003

Providence RI
 April 1, 1981 Steve Schwartz

14004

New Haven CT
   Jun 27, 1981 Ralph L. Phillips

14005

Reading PA
 August 28, 1981 Steve Schwartz

14007

Philadelphia PA
 May 15, 1977 unknown

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