Douglas in Converse County, Wyoming — The American West (Mountains)
Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad (CB&Q) Wooden Caboose
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 18, 2015
1. Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad (CB&Q) Wooden Caboose Marker
Inscription.
Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad (CB&Q) Wooden Caboose. . The oldest piece in the display, the car was built by the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad in the company shops at Plattsmouth, Nebraska in 1884 at a cost of $1023 as a mainline freight caboose. It was rebuilt and modernized with new brake equipment in 1912 as a branch line caboose for use on branch lines in Nebraska and Kansas. Car was numbered #14140 during its service life. In its current branch line configuration, the car was used as sleeping quarters at the end of branch lines by the train crew. There is no evidence that the car was ever used in service through Douglas. , This caboose was restored in the Burlington's shops at Havelock, Nebraska in the winter of 1958 and arrived in Douglas in April of that year. The City of Douglas took possession from the State of Wyoming in 1993.
The oldest piece in the display, the car was built by the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad in the company shops at Plattsmouth, Nebraska in 1884 at a cost of $1023 as a mainline freight caboose. It was rebuilt and modernized with new brake equipment in 1912 as a branch line caboose for use on branch lines in Nebraska and Kansas. Car was numbered #14140 during its service life. In its current branch line configuration, the car was used as sleeping quarters at the end of branch lines by the train crew. There is no evidence that the car was ever used in service through Douglas.
This caboose was restored in the Burlington's shops at Havelock, Nebraska in the winter of 1958 and arrived in Douglas in April of that year. The City of Douglas took possession from the State of Wyoming in 1993.
Location. 42° 45.555′ N, 105° 23.246′ W. Marker is in Douglas, Wyoming, in Converse County. It is on Brownfield Road (County Route 61) near West Center Street (Business Interstate 25), on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 121 Brownfield Road, Douglas WY 82633, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Wyoming’s Westward Expansion Trails Region and in the Powder River Basin. It is also in the American Mountain West, on the Great Plains, and specifically on the High Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.
More about this marker. This marker is located at the Douglas Railroad Interpretive Center which also houses the Douglas Chamber of Commerce and the Converse County Tourism Board.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 18, 2015
2. Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad (CB&Q) Wooden Caboose and Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 12, 2016, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 948 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on January 12, 2016, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
