Harrison Township in Payne in Paulding County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Nickel Plate Railroad Caboose

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 9, 2024

1. Nickel Plate Railroad Caboose Marker

Inscription. This 1955 24 ton double bay window Nickel Plate Railroad caboose was saved from extinction in 1990 by many generous local citizens, railroad enthusiasts, organizations and businesses.

The caboose was built in the NKP's Ironville (east Toledo) shop and remained in service through mid-1978. Restoration and relocation efforts included transporting the caboose to the Payne Community Park, where an actual railroad was built for the caboose to sit on in front of the Depot, as well as maintenance painting throughout the years.

Erected by Village of Payne, Payne Chamber of Commerce.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1955.

Location. 41° 5.128′ N, 84° 43.688′ W. Marker is in Payne, Ohio, in Paulding County. It is in Harrison Township. It can be reached from North Main Street, on the left when traveling north. The caboose and marker are located in Payne Community Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 511 N Main Street, Payne OH 45880, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker

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is in Ohio’s Black Swamp

and in the Till Plains.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

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,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Nickel Plate Railroad Depot (within shouting distance of this marker); Ohio Department of Natural Resources 75th Anniversary (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Buckeye Park Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Wiltsie Cemetery World War Memorial (approx. one mile away); Antwerp (approx. 6½ miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 6.6 miles away); Antwerp and Carryall Township (approx. 6.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Payne.

Nickel Plate Railroad Caboose image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 9, 2024

2. Nickel Plate Railroad Caboose

Nickel Plate Railroad Caboose & Depot image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 9, 2024

3. Nickel Plate Railroad Caboose & Depot

Credits. This page was last revised on March 12, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 9, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 196 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 9, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.