Defiance in Defiance County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Caboose 90950

By TeamOHE, May 18, 2019

1. Caboose 90950 Marker

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Caboose 90950 was built in 1929. A caboose is usually the last car on a freight train and is used by the train crew. This caboose has a wood-burning stove for cooking and heat, an ice box for food storage, and three bunk beds. Train crews sometimes refer to their caboose as their "crummy".

Caboose 90950 was donated to Au Glaize Village by the Chessie System in 1975. It was restored by members of the Au Glaize Village Railroad Club.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1929.

Location. 41° 15.873′ N, 84° 26.429′ W. Marker is in Defiance, Ohio, in Defiance County. Marker can be reached from Krouse Road (County Road 146) 0.3 miles north of U.S. 24, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 12296 Krouse Rd, Defiance OH 43512, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Mollasses Production (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mollasses Produced Since 1850's (about 400 feet away); Kieffer Log Cabin (about 500 feet away); Lawson-Roessner Funeral Home Veterams Memorial

By TeamOHE, May 18, 2019

2. Caboose 90950 Marker

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(approx. 2½ miles away); Original Site of St. Stephen's Roman Catholic Cemetery and Log Church (approx. 2.9 miles away); Riverside Cemetery Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.3 miles away); Riverside Chapel (approx. 3.3 miles away); Defiance County Soldiers' & Sailors' Monument (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Defiance.

By TeamOHE, May 18, 2019

3. Caboose 90950 Marker

By TeamOHE, May 18, 2019

4. Caboose 90950 Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 22, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 20, 2021, by TeamOHE of Wauseon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 47 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 20, 2021, by TeamOHE of Wauseon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.