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Friday, May 30, 2014

SamTrak Caboose #900

IMG_2111 SamTrak Caboose #900 at Oaks Park on June 10, 2006
SamTrak Caboose #900 at Oaks Park on June 10, 2006

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

IMG_2144 SamTrak Caboose #900 at Oaks Park on June 10, 2006
SamTrak Caboose #900 at Oaks Park on June 10, 2006

Caboose #900 was originally a logging caboose for the Simpson Timber Company of Shelton, Washington.

IMG_2145 SamTrak Caboose #900 at Oaks Park on June 10, 2006
SamTrak Caboose #900 at Oaks Park on June 10, 2006

Dick Samuels acquired in the early 1990s and rebuilt it for SamTrak service.

IMG_7481 SamTrak Caboose #900 at Oaks Park on July 13, 2007
SamTrak Caboose #900 at Oaks Park on July 13, 2007

It retains its basic shape from its logging days, but is otherwise very different.

IMG_7510 SamTrak Caboose #900 at East Portland on July 13, 2007
SamTrak Caboose #900 at East Portland on July 13, 2007

It is equipped with an air horn and light, to allow it to "lead."

IMG_4785 SamTrak Caboose #900 at Oaks Park on December 14, 2008
SamTrak Caboose #900 at Oaks Park on December 14, 2008

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