Penn Central Caboose Photo Archive - The ex-PRR N-5B class

Penn Central Caboose
Photo Archive-

The ex PRR N-5B CLASS

The N5B was a new design based on the original N5A design, incorporated all the safety improvements and used a Dureya underframe. Two key sighting points. The N5B had a vertical riveted strip of metal similar to the N5 belt rail running vertically on the middle of each side. A tool box was built into the body just above the sill by the A end. Its door was flush with the car side. There were 200 N5B units built in 1941 There were 150 N5B PC cabooses. Former PRR 477670-477819, they were renumbered into the PC 22800 series

	N-5B	LOCATION	DATE	PHOTO BY
	22798	Watertown NY	August 1876	Jim Hebner
	22799	Niagara Falls NY	April 1975	Dave Eckler
	22838	Hagertown, MD	June 6, 1971
	22841	Allentown, PA	April 18,1976
	22845	Enola, PA	May 23, 1976
	22864	Beaver PA on the P&LE	November 1973	George Alberti
	22865	Chatham NY	August 1976	Dick Leonhardt
	22873	Industry PA	May 1972	George Alberti
	22877	Niagara Falls NY	April 1975	Dave Eckler
	22881	Dewitt Yard		Im Hebner
	22887	Niagara Falls NY	April 1975	Dave Eckler
	22990	Pittsburgh, PA	June 19,1977	David Hamley
	22923	Mingo Jct. OH	October 1976	Jim Hebner
	22950	Reading PA bad ordered in 5-78 probably on it's way to be scrapped	June 1978	from the collection of Jim Hebner
no photo yet	22989	Preserved as NH C-507 - built by in 1929 for the NH- became CR 20075 - acquired by the Railroad Museum of New England in 1985
	?????	Linton IN Humphreys Park off roster about 1970 the story of the cabbose is here	1997