[CBQ] Re: Preserved Wood Caboose

[William Barber <clipperw@gmail.com>]

In the list of of Remaining CB&Q equipment on the BRHS website, there  
is a list of remaining CB&Q cabooses. One unidentified caboose is  
shown near DeWitt, IA on US30 several miles east of town. Today, I  
was traveling in that area and found four window wood caboose No.  
14353. It is located on a short piece of track along with a 22 ton  
Plymouth industrial locomotive at Walnut Grove Pioneer Park in Scott  
County, IA. The park is located on St. Ann's Road (also called 290th  
St.). It is about one mile east of US 61 and 2 miles north of the  
town of Park View. The access from US 61 is Exit 129 or 267th Street.  
Exit east to Scott Park Road, than north to St. Ann's Road, then east  
about 1/4 mile. Here is a link to photos of the caboose, however,  
it's condition has deteriorated a somewhat. End sills are in  
particularly poor shape.  If anyone is interested, i took some photos  
of the caboose, today, that I could post.

scottcountyiowa.com/conservation/sites.php?site=WALNUT:caboose

If this is the same caboose that is listed in DeWitt, it is actually  
some 15 miles south of that point. If it is not the DeWitt caboose,  
does anyone have more accurate directions to it's location?

Bill Barber
Gravois Mills, MO



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