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Date: 02/03/25 02:51
Union Pacific “heritage” caboose?
Author: New773

On Saturday in Chicago's North Ave yard I spotted this red Union Pacific caboose painted in Missouri Pacific red with lettering. Back in 2015 I found the same caboose in almost the same spot, but in MOW paint. Google doesn't say much about the red paint. Is this an official UP paint job? It's quite an attention getter.






Date: 02/03/25 05:09
Re: Union Pacific “heritage” caboose?
Author: RSD5

That is a true MoPac transfer caboose and their customary red.

Dave 



Date: 02/03/25 05:29
Re: Union Pacific “heritage” caboose?
Author: tferk

But not a transfer caboose, a road caboose.  Remove the UP sticker, change the yellow reflective striping to white, and change the number, and it could be back to its Mopac scheme. 

Ted Ferkenhoff
Flagstaff, AZ



Date: 02/03/25 06:58
Re: Union Pacific “heritage” caboose?
Author: RSD5

Around here (Chicago Area) , we refer to those as "Transfer Caboose's".    MoPac obviously had both and I understand they were used on local and long distance trains.  Railfan " jargon" certainly can change according to which area of the country (or world) you reside. 

Dave



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Date: 02/03/25 07:14
Re: Union Pacific “heritage” caboose?
Author: 3rdswitch

All good photos. Both versions shown were road cabooses. Near the end of the caboose era there was no need for space for beds so cabooses got smaller. True you could find just about any type of caboose on a transfer move. Above in JUL '87, the same type of caboose in question was bringing up the rear of a northbound UP train at Mc Alester, OK and below is a true transfer only caboose that you would not find on a road train passing through Pullman Junction in Chicago in summer '70.
JB






Date: 02/03/25 07:23
Re: Union Pacific “heritage” caboose?
Author: ntharalson

I can understand why one would call the UP ex-MOP caboose a transfer caboose, but these weere commonly used on long distance trains through Iowa, in pool servicee on the CNW.  Interesting shots, thanks for posting.  

Nick Tharalson,
Marion, IA



Date: 02/03/25 07:34
Re: Union Pacific “heritage” caboose?
Author: JasonCNW

Over the last few years ive seen UP repaint a few of it's cabooses. Here in Iowa at a small terminal they have a ex cnw "waycar" that was repainted in CNW yellow. Just last week here on TO there was a post of an ex SP caboose that got repainted with SP colors.
JC

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Date: 02/03/25 07:51
Re: Union Pacific “heritage” caboose?
Author: dan

wonder where they are getting historic repaints at ? a variety of places?  

those MP cabooses were looking like traditional transfer cabooses, and built like them almost

they even were used in wyoming after the merger



Date: 02/03/25 08:11
Re: Union Pacific “heritage” caboose?
Author: swaool

Some discussion of these cars here:
https://utahrails.net/caboose/cabooses-mp.php
https://utahrails.net/caboose/caboose-steel-mow.php#mp7500series

MP 7504 was built by Mopac as MP 13823 in 1980 and was classified CA-35 by UP, a "compact body bay window" caboose.

mike woodruff
north platte ne

 



Date: 02/03/25 10:07
Re: Union Pacific “heritage” caboose?
Author: tomstp

Not very many liked the looks of those  MP  "out-houses on wheels" but, crews said they rode good.



Date: 02/03/25 11:32
Re: Union Pacific “heritage” caboose?
Author: brc600

I was told by MoPac people that they were vibration-heavy. Maybe the first orders were like that.

tomstp Wrote:
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> Not very many liked the looks of those  MP 
> "out-houses on wheels" but, crews said they rode
> good.



Date: 02/03/25 15:41
Re: Union Pacific “heritage” caboose?
Author: rrpreservation

Thanks for the info and photos!!!



Date: 02/03/25 17:09
Re: Union Pacific “heritage” caboose?
Author: inCHI

Also, here is what it is being used for - shoving north on the UP-North line on a MOW train. Ignore the rear headlight, this was a shove move with the MP caboose. This is the first time I've ever seen a six-axle on the North Line in the city.




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