Greenville in Mercer County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Union Pacific Caboose #25437
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 15, 2021
1. Union Pacific Caboose #25437 Marker
Built in 1959 by the Union Pacific at their Omaha shops
Was used all over the UP System
Special trucks make this a high speed caboose for priority freight trains
Donated by the UP, repainted by Trinity Industries, and placed here in 1992
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1959.
Location. 41° 24.479′ N, 80° 22.888′ W. Marker is in Greenville, Pennsylvania, in Mercer County. It can be reached from the intersection of Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 358) and Union Street, on the right when traveling west. Marker and caboose are located on the Greenville Railroad Park & Museum grounds. Marker is mounted at eye-level, beneath the Union Pacific shield, on the south side of the caboose. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 314 Main Street, Greenville PA 16125, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Northwestern Pennsylvania and in Greater Erie. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Erie 40' Flatcar #8200 (here, next to this marker); Bessemer Caboose #1985 (a few steps from this marker); Bessemer Ore Jenny #20567 (a few steps from this marker); Wheeling & Lake Erie Caboose #0205 (a few steps from this marker); Switch Stand (a few steps from this marker); Steam Engine #304/604
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Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Greenville Railroad Park & Museum
Also see . . . A Brief History of the Caboose.
A strange word for a strange railroad car that somehow survived for more than a hundred years, from the days of oil burning lamps into the computer age. The origins of both the car and the word are surrounded as much by legend as by fact. Use of cabooses began in the 1830s, when railroads housed trainmen in shanties built onto boxcars or flatcars.(Submitted on February 2, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 15, 2021
2. Union Pacific Caboose #25437
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 15, 2021
3. Union Pacific Caboose #25437
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 15, 2021
4. Union Pacific Caboose #25437 • High-speed Wheel Truck
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 15, 2021
5. Union Pacific Caboose #25437
Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 1, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 779 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 2, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
