Friday, May 30, 2014

East Portland Traction Company Caboose #11

IMG_7473 East Portland Traction Company Caboose #11 at Oaks Park on July 13, 2007
Caboose #11 at Oaks Park on July 13, 2007

It’s not a diesel, but it’s noteworthy enough that I wanted to include it.

IMG_7484 East Portland Traction Company Caboose #11 at Oaks Park on July 13, 2007
Caboose #11 at Oaks Park on July 13, 2007

Caboose #11 is a former Union Pacific caboose.

IMG_7485 East Portland Traction Company Caboose #11 at Oaks Park on July 13, 2007
Caboose #11 at Oaks Park on July 13, 2007

Dick Samuels has had possession of this caboose since the late 1980s.

IMG_7512 East Portland Traction Company Caboose #11 at East Portland on July 13, 2007
Caboose #11 at East Portland on July 13, 2007

Caboose #11 was used with #100 during Samuels' early years of operating the East Portland Traction Company, but it spent most of its time in use as an office at the Milwaukie shops.

IMG_7521 East Portland Traction Company Caboose #11 at East Portland on July 13, 2007
Caboose #11 at East Portland on July 13, 2007

The caboose was restored to service in 2006.

IMG_7682 East Portland Traction Company Caboose #11 at Oaks Park on July 15, 2007
Caboose #11 at Oaks Park on July 15, 2007

I think this caboose might be former Union Pacific CA-5 #25240, which was built as #3940 in August 1952, renumbered in March 1959 and donated to the Northwest Rail Museum in April 1989.

IMG_1457 East Portland Traction Company Caboose #11 at Oaks Park on June 27, 2008
Caboose #11 at Oaks Park on June 27, 2008

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