Caboose #15

Object/Artifact

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Nevada Northern Railway Museum

Caboose #15.

Caboose #15.

Name/Title

Caboose #15

Entry/Object ID

21.0015

Description

Four-wheel bobber caboose #15 built by the NNRy in December 1917 to replace the original caboose #15 destroyed by fire. Wood body-steel underframe, used in ore service. Retired and sold as a mountain cabin before being returned to the NNRy. Missing underframe and severely weathered, requires a total rebuild to be placed back into service.

Category

Caboose #15
Cabooses, Rolling Stock

Acquisition

Accession

21

Source or Donor

Kennecott Copper Company

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Nevada Northern Railway

Date made

December 1917

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Location

East Ely Yard

City

East Ely

County

White Pine County

State/Province

Nevada

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America