Conrail Caboose Photo Archive
The N5G Class - ex-Lehigh Valley

N5G
The Lehigh Valley Railroad had 92 cabooses on the property just before Conrail. They were built between 1939 and 1946 and
numbered 95001-95140. When Conrail was formed in 1976, they reunited with the former LV cabooses that the Penn Central had purchased
in April 1968. Penn Central classified them as N-5G.


Penn Central Renumbering - PC 18406-18416
 LV 95107  PC 18400    LV 95001  PC 18417
 LV 95108  PC 18401    LV 95008  PC 18418
 LV 95112  PC 18402    LV 95045  PC 18419
 LV 95119  PC 18403    LV 95071  PC 18420
 LV 95124  PC 18404    LV 95121  PC 18421
 LV 95127  PC 18405    LV 95042  PC 18422
       LV 95078  PC 18423
       LV 95098  PC 18424
       LV 95101  PC 18425
       LV 95126  PC 18426

13 Penn Central cars made it to Conrail (CR 18600-18612)
Conrail renumbered their ex-LV in to numbers 18613-18704.

34 ' long,
11' 1/2 " high from rail head to roof line (the cupola added about 2 ' 6 " more)
6-feet, 6-3/8-inches wide.
weight 44000 lbs.
 

 N5G

 LOCATION

DATE

PHOTO BY
18600

Utica NY
Switching Matts Brewery on Schuyler St

There is a persistent rumor that LV 95112/CR 18601 went to a private owner in Tucson AZ
Has anyone heard of this caboose?
August 1977
Anthony Stillittano
 Buckeye Yard
Columbus Ohio
in better times
 Jim Hebner
Renova PA
no longer there
 August 15, 1998
 Jim Hebner
 
Clearfield PA
 Aug 16, 1984
 Chip Syme
 

Clearfield PA
tight shot sunny

Oct 11 1986
 Chip Syme
 
Lewistown
 Oct 20, 1984
 Chip Syme
 Port Clinton PA
number taken from both trucks
 August 13, 1998
 Jim Hebner
18623
ex95086 ex MN 402 now MN 1402
At Wickford Junction shopping plaza
in North Kingstown RI   
ex LV 95038 ex Seaview RR
 Dec 2002
 Bill MacIndoe
 
how it looked in 2005 
 Fall 2005
 Bill MacIndoe 
 
how it looked in 2005 
 Fall 2005
 Bill MacIndoe 
how it looked in 2005 
Fall 2005
 Bill MacIndoe
18624
Jason sent newer images - but for some reason, they will not display here. It does look about the same as the 2005 images
Feb 17, 2020
Jason Freedman
 soon at Catawissa PA
ex LV as it was when
Walt Gosciminski bought it
 August 15, 1998
 Jim Hebner
Wellington OH
 Preserved! at the
Midwest Railway Museum
 March 9, 1997
 Jim Hebner
         
  18628

Lehigh Valley caboose 95026 ex Conrail 18628 since Feb. of 1995. It was in Wellington, Ohio for a number of years before it was moved to Norwalk, Ohio. In July of 2021 it moved again to another location
in Norwalk, Ohio

    
18632 unknown   from the
collection of
Albert Phleep
18633 unknown   from the
collection of
Albert Phleep
 Scranton PA
preserved at Steamtown
 June 28, 1997
Jeff Lubchansky
 Winslow Jct NJ
on the SRNJ
ex LV 95002
Jan 6, 2002 
Jeff Lubchansky
 Catawissa PA
ex LV 95039 as it was when
Walt bought it
 1996
 Walt Gosciminski
Catawissa PA  as it appeared
Walt has 13 Conrail cabooses
 1997
 Walt Gosciminski
 Catawissa PA  restored now to Lehigh Valley 95039
Walt has 13 Conrail cabooses
 August 15, 1998
 Jim Hebner
 Cedarville OH
ex LV 95088
 August 10, 1997
 Jim Hebner

 Cedarville OH
actually in decent condition
considering nothing has been done to it
 August 7, 2014
 Jim Hebner
 Renova PA
for sale
 August 15, 1998
 Jim Hebner
 Williamson NY
a rainy day on the Hojack Line
 Jim Hebner
 Newark NY
 July 1979
 Jim Hebner
18653
 Webster NY
 July 1979
 Jim Hebner
Rochester NY
LV 95046
before it was Conrail 18655
1970
Jim Hebner
 soon at Catawissa PA
just after delivery to
Walt Gosciminski
 August 15, 1998
 Jim Hebner
 
 April 1978
 
 Conway PA
 May 19 1996
 Chip Syme
18666
 Conway PA
 May 19 1996
 Chip Syme
 
 Conway PA
 May 19 1996
 Chip Syme
 Hamburg NY
Western NY Railway Historical Society restoration site
 May 17, 1998
 Jim Hebner
 
  Hamburg NY
Western NY Railway Historical Society restoration site
 Aug 2005
  Jim Hebner
 Tunkhannock PA
 Dec 26, 1999
 MGR
 Tunkhannock PA
 Dec 26, 1999
 MGR
 Tunkhannock PA
 Dec 26, 1999
 MGR
18687
 Preserved! LV 95106 at Ringos NJ
Black River & Western Railroad, built in Sayre, Pennsylvania 1945
 June 1997
 Jeff Lubchansky
 Renova PA
for sale
note the window modification
 August 15, 1998
 Jim Hebner
 18696
 Winslow Jct NJ
on the SRNJ
ex LV 95032?
Jan 6, 2002 
Jeff Lubchansky
18698
Located in Sayre, Pa. was purchased from Conrail by the Valley Railroad Museum in 1990-1. The museum disbanded (unfortunately) and the extensive collection of LV memorabilia was donated to the Bradford County Historical Society in Towanda, Pa. The caboose has been relocated from near the former LV passenger station about 100 yards north near the former walk bridge. Both the station and the caboose are owned by the
Borough of Sayre.
18641
 Preserved! at Crestline OH
 May 3, 1998
 Jim Hebner
18700

Now in Lake Township-near North Canton OH
LV 95056 now being restored to LV
formerly at Red Caboose Ice Cream at Gullivers TruckStop, I-77, Exit 101,
from Barberton, Ohio

 

CR #
PC #
LV #
CR #
LV #
CR #
LV #
18600
18401
95108
18635
95092
18670
95015
18601
18402
95112
18636
95019
18671* 95050
95050
18602*
18405
95127
18637
95095
18672
95133
18603
18421
95121
18638
95091
18673
95083
18604
18424
95098
18639
95103
18674 95021
18605
18403
95119
18640
95082
18675 95094
18606
18419
95045
18641
95079
18676 95028
18607
18417
95001
18642
95065
18677* 95073
18608
18426
95126
18643
95010
18678 95093
18609
18425
95101
18644
95003
18679 95004
18610*
18404
95124
18645
95002
18680* 95023
18611
18418
95008
18646
95007
18681* 95096
18612
18422
95042
18647
95039
18682 95061
18613
95005
18648
95020
18683 95070
18614
95022
18649
95088
18684 95055
18615
95068
18650
95063
18685
95077
18616
95069
18651
95066
18686
95140
18617
95041
18652
95137
18687
95106
18618
95052
18653
95054
18688
95084
18619
95048
18654
95076
18689
95014
18620
95059
18655
95046
18690
95097
18621
95036
18656
95035
18691
95072
18622
95102
18657
95024
18692
95053
18623
95080
18659
95090
18694
95033
18623
95086
18660
95128
18695
95074
18624
95038
18661
95009
18696
95032
18625
95030
18662
95062
18697
95017
18626
95123
18663
95086
18698
95011
18627
95067
18664
95104
18699
95013
18628
95026
18665
95047
18700
95056
18629
95016
18666
95085
18701
95075
18630
95058
18667
95113
18702
95034
18631
95037
18668
95089
18703
95060
18632
95100
18669
95099
18704
unknown
18633
95031
   
   
18634
95027

YELLOW indicates that it is preserved

Another source indicates 18616 was 95041, any confirmation on either number?
Then what was 18617?









 

Preserved N5G 2006 list by Roger Kirkpatrick

Perris, CA, LV, as PE 1973, wood, cupola, Orange Empire Railway Museum, 2201 South A Street
Greenwood, ME, LV, wood, cupola, Littlefield Beaches Campground, 13 Litchfield Lane, 875-3290, from South Paris, ME
Sarver, PA, LV, as Cooper Station Restaurant, steel, cupola, Rt. 356
Wheelerville?, PA, LV, wood, no cupola, blt.'14, Hunting Cabin, Gamelands Road, off Rt 154, Sullivan County, FOR SALE
Lake Geneva, WI, LV, 5 cabooses?, End of the Line Vacation Station, 301 East Town Line Road, 800-747-RAIL
Winifrede?, WV, LV, as Winifrede 3, steel, cupola, Enginehouse, where did the ex-C&O wood caboose go to?
Strasburg, PA, LV 2606, wood, cupola, 4 wheel, Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, 717-687-8628, from Lock Haven, PA
Winslow, NJ, LV 95002, as Southern Railroad of New Jersey 95002, ex-CR 18645, steel, cupola, J. Petaccio, owner
Scranton, PA, LV 95003, no markings, ex-CR 18644, steel, cupola, Steamtown National Historical Site
Titusville, PA, LV 95009, as OVHX 1013, ex-CR 18661, N5G, Caboose Motel, near Oil Creek & Titusville Depot

Sayre, PA, LV 95011, ex-CR 18698, steel, cupola, Municipal Parking Lot

Titusville, PA, LV 95016, as OVHX 1011, ex-CR 18629, N5G, Caboose Motel, near Oil Creek & Titusville Depot

North Creek, NY, LV 95018, as General Electric GEX 80004, built 6/42, Upper Hudson River Railroad
Newark Valley, NY, LV 95019, steel, cupola, Depot, Newark Valley Historical Society
Jim Thorpe?, PA, LV 95023, as CR 18680?, steel, cupola, Bedner Family, owners, Yard, north of Rt. 903 bridge, GOING TO Temple?
Canterbury, CT, LV 95025, as P&W 3001, steel, cupola, Play House, Yarowski Trucking
Norwalk, OH, LV 95026, ex-CR 18628, steel, cupola, Fritz Kuenzel, 2578 Zenobia Road, from Wellington, OH
Winslow, NJ, LV 95032, as CR 18696, Southern Railroad of New Jersey Yard, Rich Jahn, owner
Jamesville, NY, LV 95033, no markings, steel, cupola, Alpha Cement Plant, Central New York Chapter, NRHS, from Syracuse, NYPort Clinton, PA, LV 95036, as Reading, ex-CR 18621, steel, cupola, Class N5G, Union House Bed & Breakfast, Rt. 61, 610-562-4076
Cressona, PA, LV 95037, as CR 18631, steel, cupola, Bernie Beikirch, owner, from Renovo, PA
North Kingstown, RI, LV 95038, as LV 5038, ex-CR 18624, steel, cupola, Wickford Jct. Plaza, 294-0020, from Seaview RR, North Kingstown
Catawissa, PA, LV 95039, ex-CR 18647, steel, cupola, Class N5G, Catawissa Station, Walter Gosciminski, from Renovo, PA
Mt. Pleasant, NY, LV 95041, ex-CR 18617, steel, cupola, built 1945, Catskill Mountain Railroad, Rt. 28, 914-688-7400Prineville, OR, LV 95043, as City of Prineville Railway 201, steel, cupola, City of Prineville Yard
Catawissa, PA, LV 95046, as CR 18655, steel, cupola, Class N5G, Catawissa Station, Walter GosciminskiCanastota, NY, LV 95047, steel, cupola, Hickory Street, from Albrightsville, PAHamburg, NY, LV 95050, as CR 18671, steel, built 1937, Western New York Railway Historical Society, Union & Scott StreetsTitusville, PA, LV 95058, as OVHX 1017, ex-CR 18630, N5G, Caboose Motel, near Oil Creek & Titusville DepotMilan, PA, LV 95065, ex-CR 18642, steel, cupola, built 1937, Lehigh Valley Station
Catawissa, PA, LV 95067, as CR 18627, steel, cupola, Class N5G, Catawissa Station, Walter Gosciminski
Bath, PA, LV 95068, as CR 18615, steel, cupola, Keystone Cement, Rt 512Winslow, NJ, LV 95070, as CR 18683, built 6/39, Amsterdam Leasing, Southern Railroad of New Jersey Yard
Titusville, PA, LV 95073, as OVHX 1018, ex-CR 18677, N5G, Caboose Motel, near Oil Creek & Titusville DepotBrooktondale, NY, LV 95074, as CR 18695, Class N5G, steel, cupola, White Church Road
Northumberland, PA, LV 95076, no markings, ex-CR 18654, steel, cupola, Zartman Construction, 3000 Point Twp. Drive/US 11, 570-275-4400
Crestline, OH, LV 95079, ex-CR 18641, steel, cupola, 1869 McNeil at Rt. 61, south side of townHarmon, NY, LV 95082, as MNCW 402, steel, cupola, work caboose, Metro North YardHarmon, NY, LV 95086, as MNCW 405 R MW, steel, cupola, Metro North YardReading, PA, LV 95087, as CR 18693, steel, cupola, Paul Troutman, Berkley Rodd, near 84 Lumber, 926-1138, from Topton, PA
Cedarville, OH, LV 95088, as CR 18649, steel, cupola, Class N5G, 21 Miller Street
Milan, PA, LV 95096, ex-CR 18681, steel, cupola, Lehigh Valley Station

Avis, PA LV 95097, as CR 18690, Lycoming Valley Railroad Yard, 570-327-0711, from Renovo, PA, FOR SALE?

West Portal, NJ, LV 95099, ex-CR 18669, steel, cupola, Bill Savaki, owner, near Spain Inn Restaurant, 1043 Hwy. 173
Canton, OH, LV 95056, steel, cupola, Red Eagle CB Shop, Gullivers Truck Stop, I-77, exit 101, from Barberton, OH

Manchester, NY, LV 95100, as CR 18632, steel, cupola, built 2/41, Class N5G, old School, Rt. 21, from Avis, PA, GOING TO new Mall?
Dryden, NY, LV 95105, no markings, ex-D&H 35801, steel, cupola, Hiking Trail, Rt. 13, north side of town, from D&H, Oneonta, NY

Ringoes, NJ, LV 95106, ex-CR 18687, built Sayre, PA, 1945, Black River & Western Railroad, CR 579

Sunderland, VT, LV 95109, as D&H 35802, steel, cupola, built 1945, D. J. Cully, Rt. 7A, DJCully@vermontel.com

Stearns, KY, LV 95110, as Big South Fork Scenic Railway CAB 1, ex-CRI&P 17600, steel, cupola, built 1945, BSFSRy, 800-462-5664

Turner Falls?, OK, LV 95111, as CRI&P 17601, steel, cupola, built 9/45, Deer Creek area?, Hwy. 77?, north of town?, CAN'T FIND!
Las Vegas, NV, LV 95112?, as The Summit, steel, cupola, ex-CR 18601?, 6990 West Rome Boulevard & North Rio Vista Street
Groton, NY, LV 95113, ex-CR 18667, steel, cupola, Ice Cream Stand, from Hobby Shop, Sayre, PA
Stony Ridge, OH, LV 95114, as fake NYC 45040 - 1 side, ex-DTSL 127/TT 90/C&O 903326, steel, cupola, Dave Schober, 5110 Libbey Road

Leesport, PA, LV 95116, as P&S 196, steel, cupola, Reading Technical & Historical Society, from David Gamble, Cressona, PA
Mahoningtown, PA, LV 95117, ex-DTLS 128/LEF&C 11, steel, cupola, Downington Park, Rt. 18, from Greenville, PA?
Middletown, PA, LV 95123, as Chesapeake RR?, ex-CR 18626, steel, cupola, Middletown&Hummelstown RR, from Clayton, DE & Gettysburg, PA
Titusville, PA, LV 95124, as OVHX 1012, ex-PC 18404/CR 18610, N5G, Caboose Motel, near Oil Creek & Titusville Depot
Perkaise, PA, LV 95127, as CR 18602, ex-PC 18405, steel, cupola, built 4/46, William Warner, 1244 Broad Street, from Avis, PA
Cazenovia, NY, LV 95128, no markings, ex-CR?, steel, cupola, built 1946, Gisson's Depot Photography, William Street
Bedford, IA, LV 95132, as RI 17604, steel, cupola, built 5/46, Taylor County Historical Museum, Hwy. 2, 712-523-2041
Tunkhannock, PA, LV 95133, as CR 18672, ex-PC 18422, Class N5G, built 1946, Riverside Park
Urbana?, IA, LV 95135, as RI 17605, steel, cupola, built 5/46, Trax Diner, near I-380, NEVER HERE?
Brookville?, PA, LV 95136, as P&S 197, Pittsburg & Shawmut Railroad, 412-543-2121, GOING TO?
Pharsalia, NY, LV 95137?, as CR 18652?, LOCATION?
Axemann, PA, LV 95139, as P&S 195, steel, cupola, LOCATION?, Bob Hines, 814-355-0899, from Brookville & Dale Summit, PAWysox, PA, LV 95271, wood, no cupola, no trucks, Rt. 6
Bath, NY, LV 96409?, no markings, wood, cupola, side door, Rt. 415, Lake Salubria, 1 mile east of town, with coach

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