Conrail Caboose Photo Archive
The Classic N8

Pennsy's last new caboose design was what many railfans think of when you say Pennsy caboose - the 199 car N-8 series of 1950-1951. They originally carried PRR Nos. 478020-4782l9

At the PC merger, the 161 remaining cabooses were renumbered 23200-23402 . (18-20 N8's were sold to the Illinois Central Gulf (by PC). Conrail used the same numbers as PC.

The N-8 had a small streamlined cupola, and was particularly notable for its side mounted handrails which were attached to steel car body extenders that were about 4-feet high and jutted out about 2-feet over the end platforms to provide extra protection for brakemen standing outside the cabin. This was extra protection for a trainman hooping up orders.

Dimensions: 35', 11-1/2" between strikers
9', 8" between side steps
13', 6-9/16" from rail head to the cupola top
weight about 56,300 lbs

 

 N8

 Location & Information

Date

Photo Credit
23202  somewhere in Ohio?  March 1984  from the
collection of
Jim Hebner
 23206  North Brunswick NJ
on RT 130
restored 478131		  August 27, 1999  Jeff Lubchansky
23215 Philadelphia PA
now owned by Juniata Terminal
PRR 478141		  Feb 9, 2002   Jeff Lubchansky
23215      
 23217  North Elizabeth NJ  on 7-31-76  Harv Kahn
 23219      
23260  Ashtabula OH  Aug 27, 1976  from the
collection of
Jim Hebner 
23286  Elizabethport NJ Dec 14, 1976   Al Tillotson
23286  Cincinnati OH
Sharonville Yard		  April 30,1977  Jim Hebner
23293  Olmsted Falls OH
next to the depot as it appears today as PRR 478062		  May 3, 1998  Jim Hebner
23294  Rocky River OH March 1980  Jim Hebner
 23298  New Freedom PA
preserved		  Nov 21, 1999  Jeff Shanks
23299      
23300  Rochester NY  July 1979  Jim Hebner
 23308  Rochester NY
west end of Goodman Street yard		     Jim Hebner
23310  Wellsville OH
preserved as PRR 478202
at the River Museum		  Sept 13, 1997  Jim Hebner
23317  Connecticut?  Feb 1977  Ed Blackman
from the
collection of
Jim Hebner
 23321  Arlington VA  February 1978  Dick Leonhardt
23342  Springfield OH  Dec 9, 1983  Jim Hebner
23349  Lima OH
Cole St Yard		  1986  Allen DeLong
23354      
 23357  "R" Tower PA  Jan 10, 1978  Al Tillotson
 23359  before restoration on the Wilmington & Western RR in Delaware.  June 2000 Ed Feathers
 23359   Marshallton DE
restored to original PRR 478064. The caboose is still stored on the Wilmington & Western RR.		 Sept 15, 2001  Ed Feathers
 23359  Restored as PRR 478064 by the Wilmington & Western RR in Delaware. Summer 2002   Ed Feathers
23363  Springfield OH
Greenmont Yard		    Jim Hebner
23365  Minerva OH
preserved at Steam Railroad Museum		  Sept 13,1997  Jim Hebner
 23371  Titusville PA
part of Casey's Caboose Motel		    Jim Hebner
 23378 Watertown NY 
Massey Yard		  August 1976   Jim Hebner
23378  As it appears today , preserved at Walt Gosciminski's site
preserved as PRR 478144		  1996  Walt Gosciminski
 23380      
  23380  ex PRR 478044 restored and running on the Nittany and Bald Eagle Railroad. Nittany & Bald eagle Railroad named 2004 Railway Age short line of the year!    
23390  Stelvideo OH
preserved just west of town		  June 13, 1997  Jim Hebner
23402  Harrisburg Pa  June 1985  Allen Delong

 

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