Penn Central Caboose Photo Archive
The N5H Class
The ex-Southern Cabooses
N5H 250-254, 18430-18442
The N5H class included thirteen ex-Southen bay window cabooses
(built in 1946), and five? (ex-Southern) Indianapolis Union Railway bay window
cabooses (built in 1947).
By 1935, the corporate structure of the Indianapolis Union Railroad Company had changed. It was still an Indiana corporation, but ownership of its stock was divided between just two railroads, with the PCC&StL (PRR) holding 60% of the stock and the CCC&StL (NYC) holding the remaining 40%. The other railroads operating in Indianapolis at the time no longer had any equity stake, but continued to pay rent to the IU for their joint use of the company's facilities.
When the Pennsylvania Railroad merged with the New York Central to form Penn Central Railroad in
1968, 100% control of the Indianapolis Union Railway passed to PC.
Penn Central kept the Indianapolis Union Railway as a
completely owned, but separately operated subsidiary.
It seems that, under PC, the five? Indianapolis Union Railway cabooses were painted green, kept thier numbers and INDPL'S Union Railway lettering.
No N5H cabooses numberered 18425-18429 show up on a PC 1974 caboose roster.
In April of 1976 The Indianapolis Union Railway Company was transferred from
Penn Central, to its new owner, Conrail. After this transfer of ownership, The Indianapolis Union Railway
Company became a Conrail entity and vanished. It seems that the five? Indianapolis Union Railway cabooses got their blue paint
and 18425-18429 numbers then after the N5Gs had been renumbered.
Indianapolis Union Railway Diesel Locomotive Roster
|
Serial # |
Built Date |
Type |
Road No. |
Road No. |
Road No. |
Road No. |
Road No. |
notes |
10L300 |
8 & 11-49 |
H-10-44 |
IU 10 |
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|
|
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10L301 |
8 & 11-49 |
H-10-44 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
10L302 |
8 & 11-49 |
H-10-44 |
IU 12 |
|
|
|
|
|
10L303 |
8 & 11-49 |
H-10-44 |
IU 13 |
|
|
|
|
|
10L363 |
3 & 4-50 |
H-10-44 |
IU 14 |
|
|
|
|
|
10L364 |
3 & 4-50 |
H-10-44 |
IU 15 |
|
|
|
|
|
10L365 |
3 & 4-50 |
H-10-44 |
IU 16 |
|
|
|
|
|
10L366 |
3 & 4-50 |
H-10-44 |
IU 17 |
|
|
|
|
|
10L367 |
3 & 4-50 |
H-10-44 |
IU 18 |
|
|
|
|
|
12L650 |
10-52 |
H-12-44 |
IU 19 |
|
|
|
|
|
12L651 |
10-52 |
|
IU 20 |
|
|
|
|
|
12L652 |
10-52 |
|
IU 21 |
|
|
|
|
|
32158 |
11-66 |
SW1500 |
IU 22 |
CR 9600 |
PRR 2238 |
MPEX 2238 |
|
built as
EMDX 106 |
32159 |
11-66 |
SW1500 |
|
CR 9601 |
ABB 1501 |
|
|
built as
EMDX 107 |
33541 |
11-67 |
SW1500 |
IU 24 |
CR 9602 |
ABB 1502 |
|
|
new for IU |
33542 |
11-67 |
SW1500 |
IU 25 |
CR 9603 |
|
|
|
built as
EMDX 108 |
34348 |
10-68 |
SW1500 |
IU 26 |
CR 9604 |
|
|
|
new for IU |
34347 |
11-68 |
SW1500 |
IU 27 |
CR 9605 |
GNA 9605 |
KCS 4319 |
|
built as
EMDX 110 |
36311 |
2-70 |
SW1500 |
IU 28 |
CR9606 |
RBMN 1546 |
|
|
built as
EMDX 112 |
36155-1 |
12-72 |
SW1500 |
IU 29 |
CR 9607 |
|
|
|
built as
EMDX 111 |
72671-1 |
12.72 |
SW1500 |
IU 30 |
CR 9608 |
. |
. |
. |
|
72671-2 |
12.72 |
SW1500 |
IU 31 |
CR 9609 |
PRR 2239 |
. |
. |
|
72671-3 |
12.72 |
SW1500 |
IU 32 |
CR 9610 |
CSXT 1097 |
LLPX 210 |
. |
|
Updated May 18, 2014
The Southern cars were originally acquired by Penn Central in
1971 and relegated to yard service at various PC locations. Penn
Central numbered them 18430-18442. The same numbers were used
by Conrail.
PC 18430 was Southern 2921
PC 18431 was Southern 3084
PC 18432 was Southern 3101
PC 18433 was Southern 3125
PC 18434 was Southern 3126
PC 18435 was Southern 3137
PC 18436 was Southern 3159
PC 18437 was Southern 3141
PC 18438 was Southern 3143
PC 18439 was Southern 3156
PC 18440 was Southern 3170
PC 18441 was Southern 3172
PC 18442 was Southern 3173
|
N5H |
LOCATION |
DATE |
PHOTO CREDIT |
The Indianapolis Union Railway
cabooses were originally numbered in the 250-256 series, (seven
cabooses). Five went to Conrail and were renumbered 18425-18429.
They were assigned to yard activity and also have the unmistakable
look of a typical Southern bay window caboose.
|
|
250 |
Indianapolis IN |
July 24, 1971 |
Dennis Schmidt |
|
251 |
|
|
|
|
252 |
|
|
|
|
253 |
Indianapolis IN |
July 24, 1971 |
Dennis Schmidt |
|
253 |
Indianapolis IN |
Sept 3, 1973 |
David H Hamley |
|
254 |
|
|
|
|
255 |
|
|
|
|
256 |
|
|
|
EX-SOUTHERN RAILWAY CABOOSES
|
|
18430 |
|
|
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|
18431 |
|
|
|
|
18432 |
|
|
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|
18433 |
|
|
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|
18434 |
|
|
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|
18435 |
|
|
|
|
|
Danbury
CT |
Feb
19, 1978 |
Al
Tillotson |
|
|
Macungie
PA
It appears to be lettered as scrap. |
Jan
23,1979 |
from
the
collection of
Jim Hebner |
|
18437 |
|
|
|
|
18438 |
|
|
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|
18439 |
|
|
|
|
18440 |
|
|
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|
18441 |
|
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|
18442 |
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