Ogden in Weber County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Union Pacific Caboose #25766

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 21, 2025

1. Union Pacific Caboose #25766 Marker

Inscription.
The Brain of the Train
The caboose was like an office for the conductor and the crew. In the caboose, the conductor kept a manifest for each railcar. The manifest listed what the car was carrying, where it was coming from, and where it needed to go. Crews worked, cooked, and slept in the caboose for days at a time.

This CA1 class caboose was one of the last Union Pacific wooden cabooses. All future ones were made of steel.

Crew Members:
Railroad conductors: Railroad conductors review schedules, switching orders, waybills, and shipping records to obtain loading and unloading information regarding their cargo.
Railroad brakeman: The brakeman's job was to sit in the bay window or cupola to watch for problems with his train and others.

This caboose was built in January 1921 for the Oregon and Northwestern Railroad. It later joined the Union Pacific Railroad before retiring in November 1971.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1921.

Location. 41° 13.189′ N, 111° 58.786′ W. Marker is in Ogden, Utah, in Weber County. It is on Wall Avenue. Marker is south of the Union Pacific Building. Access is through the Depot building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 813 Wall Avenue, Ogden UT 84401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Wasatch Front

and in Greater Salt Lake.

It is also in the American Mountain West

and in Colorado Plateau.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: U.S. Army Locomotive #1216 44-ton Switch Engine (here, next to this marker); Union Pacific Railway Post Office Car (a few steps from this marker); Union Pacific Wrecking Derrick #X-250 (a few steps from this marker); U.S.A.F. Locomotive #7277 100-ton Switch Engine (a few steps from this marker); Rio Grande #5371 (within shouting distance of this marker); Union Pacific DDA40X locomotive #6916 (within shouting distance of this marker); Union Pacific Steam Locomotive #833 (within shouting distance of this marker); South Pacific Diesel Locomotive SD-45 #7457 (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ogden.

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 21, 2025

2. Union Pacific Caboose #25766 Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 7, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 97 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 7, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.