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

The PRR's began building 199 N-5C's in March 1942. The porthole caboose that utilized round
windows on the carbody and most end doors, larger streamlined cupola,
lower belt rail, no vertical butt strip.

Exterior dimensions were the same as for the N-5B.

Original PRR numbers were 477820-478019.
PC renumbered them into the 23000-23179 series.

169 made it to Conrail retaining their PC numbers.

Number


Location and Information

Date

Photo Credit
Phillipsburg NJ
 September 7, 1975
 from the
collection of
Jim Hebner
 Springfield OH
 Jim Hebner
 Whippany NJ
being restored to
PRR 477823
 Dec 29, 2001
 Jeff Lubchansky
Ridgefield Park NJ
February, 1974
Andy K
 PRR 477994 before
being repainted PC green
 unknown
 from the
collection of
Albert Phleep
  before PC it was PRR 477938
  unknown
  from the
collection of
Albert Phleep
Eastbound freight out of the Utica, NY yard, Notice the 'new', unprotected cars on the car carrier. (taken with a 126 camera - alot of us started there)
1977
Michael Fullerton
Akron OH
June 1976
Paul McGrane
 Industry PA
PRR 477849 before getting
it's PC green coat
 April 1973
 George Alberti
 Philadelphia PA
Prestored to PRR 477863
owned by Juniata Terminal
 July 21, 2001
 Jeff Lubchansky
 Conway Yard PA
23071 trails a guard car on a military train
 August 1974
 George Alberti
 Columbus Ohio
Buckeye Yard
 Sept. 1976
 Jim Hebner

 Cleveland OH
Collinwood Yard
 Jim Hebner
 Springfield OH
at Glen Echo
 Jim Hebner
 Rutherford PA
May 9, 1976 
 from the
collection of
Jim Hebner
 Allentown PA
March 6, 1977 
 from the
collection of
Jim Hebner

 Altoona PA
Brown car body
yellow lettering
in PP&L unit coal train service
 Sept 12, 1976
David H Hamley 
 Enola PA
May 9,1976
from the
collection of
Jim Hebner 
 Charlotte NY
 July 6, 1974
Dave Eckler
 Charlotte NY
 July 6, 1974
 Jim Hebner
Rochester, NY
There is a red dot labeled ORE
near the lube plate - I believe
this meant the caboose was qualified for ORE train service where helpers in excess of 7500 HP could be used on the rear end of trains in PA and OH.
June 1973
 Jim Hebner
 Conway Yard PA
PRR 477849 before getting it's
PC green coat
 June 1973
 George Alberti
 Conway Yard PA
PRR 477849 before getting it's
PC green coat
 June 1973
 George Alberti
Gallitzin, PA
February, 1973
Andy K

 

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