Western Pacific Railroad Historical Society-WP Wood and Composite Cabooses

All-Time Western Pacific Wood and Composite Caboose Roster

Wood Cupola Cabooses
Car Number	Cars in Series	Year Built	Builder	Notes	Photo	Diagram
701 - 705, 707	6	1906	AC&F	Original WP Nos. 20001-20006
706	1	1917	Unk	Rebuilt in 1917 from B&L No. 4, original WP No. 20057
708 - 713, 774	7	1917	WP	Original WP Nos. 20058-20063, 1910 H&B built car 774/20051 rebuilt to this specification in 1917, Note 1 (wood underframe)
714	1	1896	Unk	Originally A&SJ A600, original WP No. 20064
715	1	Unk	Unk	Originally B&L No. 10, rebuilt by WP in 1917
716 - 721	6	1920	WP	Note 1 (wood underframe)
722 - 729	8	1926	WP	Note 1
730	1	1929	WP	Note 1
731 - 779	50	1910	Haskell & Barker	Original WP Nos. 20007-20056, 20041 wrecked and scrapped before 1917 renumbering, 742 rebuilt 1928, 774 rebuilt 1917 with wood underframe, Note 1
780 - 789	10	1924	WP	Note 1
790 - 796, 742	8	1928	WP	Note 1
797 - 800	4	1929	WP	Note 1
601 - 604	5	1931	WP	Note 1
Note 1: Commonly referred to as the "Gould Standard" caboose design due to their similarity in general design with cabooses on other George Jay Gould owned railroads, in particular, the Denver and Rio Grande. Note that the 708-713 and 716-721 built by WP were built on wood underframes. All others were built on steel underframes.

Composite Cupola Cabooses
Car Number	Cars in Series	Year Built	Builder	Notes	Photo	Diagram
605 - 616	17	1937	WP	Note 2
617 - 628	12	1938	WP	Note 2
619 (2nd)	1	1937	WP	Ex-combine/caboose 403, Note 2
630 - 638	9	1942	WP	Note 2
639 - 644	4	1942	WP	Note 2
Note 2: These composite (steel and wood) cabooses were converted from 15001 - 16000 series outside braced Pullman Standard box cars.

Composite Bay Window Cabooses
Car Number	Cars in Series	Year Built	Builder	Notes	Photo	Diagram
629	1	1942	WP	Composite bay window prototype, Note 2
643	1	1942	WP	Note 2
644 - 668	25	1943	WP	Note 2
669 - 680	12	1944	WP	Note 2
681 - 689	9	1942	WP	Note 2		-
690 - 692	3	1942	WP	Note 2
693	1	1944	WP	Ex-WP 680, Note 2
694 - 703	10	1945	WP	Note 2
Note 2: These composite (steel and wood) cabooses were converted from 15001 - 16000 series outside braced Pullman Standard box cars.

Mixed Train Combine/Caboose Cars Cabooses
Car Number	Cars in Series	Year Built	Builder	Notes	Photo	Diagram
401	1	1885 or 1886	Barney & Smith(?)	Original No. SP 1701, then B&L No. 2 or Indian Valley No. 1, retired November 5, 1937	-
402	1	1888	Pullman	Sold as D&RG No. 550 to the WP on December 29, 1924, overhauled in 1925 becoming WP 402.
403	1	1937	WP	Transferred to freight-only service and renumbered 619 (2nd) May 15, 1951, Note 2
Note 2: These composite (steel and wood) cabooses were converted from 15001 - 16000 series outside braced Pullman Standard box cars.

Miniature Parade Caboose
Car Number	Cars in Series	Year Built	Builder	Notes	Photo	Diagram
679	1	1932?	WP (Oroville)	Built on a unpowered "push cart" (the kind normally towed behind a speeder) with 16" pressed steel wheels. It was used in parades, mostly in Oroville. The number 679 was the local lodge for the Brotherhood Railway Carmen of America (B R C of A) union in Oroville whose members built it. Believed to have been scrapped in 1941.	-	-

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