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Southern Railway

Bay Window Survivors

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egyptian he Southern Railway's use of steel bay window cabooses dates back to the later World War II period, when freight traffic demands proved too much for the railroad's aging wooden caboose fleet. Although Southern rostered several series of subsequent steel cabooses with high-rise cupolas, the steel bay window design would come to dominate the rosters all the way into the 1980s. Southern's bay window fleet fell into two large categories. The first includes older bay windows built in the 1940s and 50s and then rebuilt in subsequent eras, sometimes twice, by the railroad itself at its Haynes Shops. The second includes bay windows built in the 1969 to 1974 period by outside builders such as Gantt Manufacturing of Greenville, South Carolina. Combined, the Southern bay window fleet proved to be a recognizable and unique design in American mainline railroading.

Different number series featured slightly different details, including roof lines, trucks, window size and placement, and overall length ... but a basic design pattern remained consistent: a low-slung boxy carbody making use of side bay windows instead of tall cupolas for observation. Standard features included porthole windows on the ends, square aluminum-framed windows in the sides, cantilevered hand brake mounts, drop down steps mounted under the frame, and padded bi-directional seating inside the bay windows. Most cars included axle-mounted generators for producing electricity for crew lights and radios. Some models utilized roof-mounted solar panels to power rear-end lighting. For a period in the 1960s, the railroad painted its bay windows in a darker railroad brown; however, later the entire fleet would become known for its bright red paint tone. Cabooses assigned to local freight service were usually identifiable by bay window sections painted in yellow. Road service cars carried all-red bodies. The rebuilding programs of the early 1970s prompted a renumbering scheme, after which all but five cars received 3-digit numbers preceded by Southern's much utilized "X" — indicating service and work cars.

Complete bay window rosters are difficult to find, but our research indicates that Southern's bay windows fell into the following numbering series and assignments:

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souX465 Most groups remained in service on the Southern up to (and some through) the Norfolk Southern merger in 1982, which took place in the same period when state and federal laws relaxed and mainline railroads were beginning to abandon the use of cabooses on freight trains. By our count, at least 160 bay windows survive today. A precious few can be found around the Norfolk Southern system, on display on railroad property. Many have been preserved at railroad museums around the southeast. Many more were donated or sold to local municipalities and organizations, and can still be found today on outdoor display in various states of repair. The bulk of these sites are in Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, and the Carolinas. A few cars have still enjoy active use in the employment of tourist railroads or freight shortlines.

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souX704 Much of my childhood railfanning along the mainlines was marked by black-and-white tuxedo Southern high-hoods laboring up front and red Southern bay window cabooses bringing up the rear of freights in northern Alabama and later southeastern Louisiana. The red boxes with yellow highlights and white SOUTHERN lettering seemed ubiquitous to me as a kid ... until they weren't ... replaced by little blinking boxes. Soon the red bay windows would start popping up in towns across the southern states, and the Old Man and I would always stop and photograph them when we found them in their retirement. Today I'm working to keep that tradition alive with a goal of documenting in photographs every surviving Southern bay window in the southeast. As of 2024, I'm more than two-thirds of the way there. Hours of research in books and on the web have generated a Google Maps file with the known location of nearly every survivor. Now the work is to include those localities in my travels so as to photograph and catalog each one. Some I find in pristine condition, freshly repainted by local stewards in a bright caboose red. Most prove to be in so-so condition, avoiding death-by-rust but in need of a paint job, lettering, or locked doors to keep out the vandals and troublemakers. A few are nearly derelict at this point, forgotten by the communities that once received them at the point of retirement. Still, the search goes on; motoring around the southeast to visit them all — one porthole at a time.

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183 tracking
166 confirmed
103 photographed
60% documented

public display 108
private owner 26
railroad museum 20
in storage 6
school grounds 5
in active service 4
Georgia 45
North Carolina 32
Alabama 22
Tennessee 18
South Carolina 15
Virginia 12
Kentucky 12
Iowa 5
Missouri 4
Florida 3
Mississippi 3
Indiana 3
West Virginia 2
Ohio 1
Pennsylvania 1
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tag_list Surviving Southern Bay Windows by Numbers
Number Location State Status Notes
X201 Calera AL museum Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum
X222 Ward SC private Route 23 near Dry Creek Road, west of Ward
X223 Douglasville GA display Hunter Memorial Park, along Pinecrest Drive
X241 Charlotte NC private 417 Pecan Ave, behind comic book store
X242 Newport TN display Newport City Park, off Rankin Road
X243 Valley Head AL private Claudia's Caboose cabin, along Route 117
X245 Leeds AL display Southern depot, Thornton Avenue
X246 Fort Payne AL display Fort Payne Depot Museum
X318 Gordon GA display Gordon Depot & Railroad Museum
X324 Oak Ridge TN museum Southern Appalachia Railway Museum
X325 Red Bay AL storage ex Alabama Railroad Co, ex Norfolk Southern
X331 Mount Airy GA display City Roadside Park, Dicks Hill Parkway
X332 Calera AL in service Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum
X335 Kernersville NC display Southern depot, East Bodenhamer Street
X337 Clinton NC storage Clinton Terminal Railroad, West Railroad Street
X340 Metter GA display Central of Georgia depot, South East Broad Street
X346 East Point GA display East Point Historical Society and Museum
X347 Rockwood TN display South Gateway Avenue, US Highway 27
X348 Carrollton MO display US Route 65, south of 10th Street
X349 Pembroke GA display South Railroad Street
X350 Asheville NC private formerly Fletcher NC
X351 Cannel City KY display Delancey Park, next to Post Office
X358 Nashville TN museum Tennessee Central Railway Museum
X363 Hanover WV display Hanover Public Library, US 52
X364 Varnell GA display Prater's Mill Historic Site, Prater Mill Road
X365 Wilmore KY display Wilmore Rail-side Museum, Rice Street
X368 Mosheim TN private Lancer Lane, off Highway 34
X369 Green Cove Spr FL museum North Florida Railway Museum
X371 Port Wentworth GA display Ed Young Senior Center, Crossgate Road
X372 Kennesaw GA display Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History
X373 Tuscumbia AL museum Tuscumbia Depot and Roundhouse
X380 Niota TN display Niota City Hall, Southern depot
X383 Milner GA display Old Highway 41 at Zebulon Street
X384 Haymarket VA display Haymarket Museum, Washington Street
X388 Gretna VA display Railroad Park on Main, South Main Street
X389 Dallas NC display near Public Library, West Main Street
X394 Bluff City TN display Bluff City Boardwalk and Pavilion, Route 390
X395 St. Marys GA in service St. Marys Railroad #395
X397 Meridian MS storage Meridian Railroad Museum
X399 Tuscumbia AL museum Tuscumbia Depot and Roundhouse
X401 Albany GA museum Thronateeska Heritage Center
X403 LaFayette AL display Central of Georgia depot, 2nd Avenue SW
X404 Jackson MO storage St. Louis, Iron Mt. & Southern Railroad
X408 Huntsville AL museum Historic Huntsville Depot
X411 Gallipolis OH display Gallipolis Railroad Freight Station Museum
X414 Sheffield AL display Norfolk Southern Sheffield Yard office
X416 Satsuma AL display Lions Park, Old Highway 43
X418 Sophia WV display Route 16, West Main Street
X419 Liberty KY display 39 Pettyjohn Street, behind courthouse
X421 Jackson TN display Nashville Chattanooga & St Louis Depot Museum
X422 Iuka MS display South Pearl Street, near City Hall
X424 Columbus GA private Max Steel Buildings, 440 10th Avenue
X427 Opelika AL display Stern Dog Park, North 5th Street
X428 Crystal River FL display Atlantic Coast Line depot, First Ave along Crosstown Trail
X436 Belton SC in service Greenville & Western #436
X440 Chattahoochee FL display Heritage Park, Decatur and Washington Streets
X441 Arlington VA display Bluemont Junction Park
X443 Erlanger KY display Erlanger Historical Society
X445 Bat Cave NC private 63 Riverside Drive, just off US 64
X449 Pooler GA display Pooler Memorial Park, Louisville Road Hwy 80
X450 Jonesborough TN display Chuckey Depot Museum
X451 Pennington Gap VA school Pennington Middle School, East Morgan Avenue
X452 Kendallville IN office West Ohio Street
X453 Weldon NC display Weldon Memorial Library, West 1st Street
X454 Calhoun GA display Louisville & Nashville depot, Oothcalooga Street
X457 Register GA display trackside park, Railroad Street
X458 Statesville NC private Jonathan Hartness
X461 Huntland TN display Banks Street, downtown near City Hall
X471 Barnesville GA display Central of Georgia depot, Main Street
X473 Suwanee GA display Main Street NW
X475 Langley SC display Midland Valley Library, Hillside Drive
X476 Springfield SC display downtown pavilion, Festival Trail Road
X479 Wellford SC display Memory Park, Main Street
X481 Guyton GA display Central Blvd near 4th Avenue
X484 Windsor SC display Middleton Road at Route 54
X485 Sumner MS storage Rock Island Rail
X487 Spencer NC display North Carolina Transportation Museum
X488 Woodfin NC museum Craggy Mountain Line
X492 Salisbury NC private along US 601, previously marked X601
X496 Norfolk VA display Norfolk Operations Base
X500 Irondale AL display Irondale Train Watching Platform
X505 Ottumwa IA private John Tauchen, 211 Tisdale Drive
X506Bloomingdale GA display Bloomingdale City Hall, Highway 80
X513 Nauvoo AL display Southern depot, Nauvoo Road and Third Street
X519 Chattanooga TN museum Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum
X525 Canal Winchester OH display Canal Winchester Area Historical Society
X526 Alston GA display downtown park, Route 135
X530 Knoxville TN museum Old Smoky Railway Museum
X531 Duluth GA display W P Jones Memorial Park, Pleasant Hill Road
X532 Butler GA display Central of Georgia depot, Industrial Road
X537 Flat Rock NC private Bonclarken Conference Center
X539 Abbeville GA display ballpark, West Main Street and Industrial Drive
X542 Ottumwa IA private John Tauchen, 211 Tisdale Drive
X543 Culpeper VA display Culpeper station, Commerce Street
X551 Harriman TN private
X554 Ludlow KY display Ludlow Railfan Tower
X555 Oskaloosa IA private Rock Island Tap pub, 206 Rock Island Avenue
X556 Warner Robbins GA display Southern depot, Armed Forces Blvd
X561 Collinsville AL display Veterans Memorial Park, Main Street
X563 Alapaha GA display Atlantic Coast Line depot, North Railroad Street
X566 Ottumwa IA private John Tauchen, 211 Tisdale Drive
X571 Corryton TN display Corryton Branch Library, Corryton Road
X572 Montgomery AL school Highland Avenue School
X573 Valdosta GA display Norfolk Southern Langsdale Yard, South Fry Street
X574 Oliver Springs TN display Oliver Springs Depot Public Library
X581 Old Fort NC display Southern depot, former Old Fort Railroad Museum
X582 Woodfin NC museum Craggy Mountain Line
X589 Sadieville KY display downtown park, Main Street
X592 Ward SC display Route 23, Front Street
X617 Batesburg SC private Daniel Oswalt
X619 Virginia Beach VA display Virginia Beach Blvd, at Lynn Shores Drive
X622 Elberton GA display Seaboard Airline depot
X627 Perry SC display Perry Town Office, East Railroad Ave
X628 Lenior NC private Daniel Ellison, Blue Ridge Boiler Works
X638 Nashville GA in service CaterParrott Railnet #638
X648 Spencer NC museum North Carolina Transportation Museum
X656 McRae-Helena GA display Telfair Museum of History, Forysth Avenue
X657 Cochran GA private Kris Dixon
X658 Fayette AL display Fayette Depot Museum, Second Street
X662 Lynchburg VA private rental, C Street at Norwood Street
X666 Eubank KY display Eubank Park, Route 70
X667 Lula GA display Lula Train Depot, Wall Street
X669 Jellico TN display downtown park, North Main Street
X674 Woodstock GA display Louisville & Nashville depot, East Main Street
X679 Boonville IN display Antique Steam & Gas Engine Club
X682 Belhaven NC display Belhaven Police Department, Main Street
X685 McKinney KY display McKinney Depot Restaurant, Busy Bee Street
X686 Hahira GA display Southern depot, West Main Street
X690 Millen GA display Olde Freight Depot Museum
X692 Trinity AL display Caboose Park, North Seneca Drive
X696 Marshall NC display Southern depot, South Main Street
X699 Manassas VA display Southern depot downtown, West Street
X701 Whittier NC private rental, Cabooses on the Tuckaseegee
X702 Hickory NC private near Norfolk Southern Oyama Yard, Highland Avenue
X703 Thomasville NC display along NS mainline, West Main Street
X705 Avilla IN private Indiana Route 3 at Old State Road 3
X711 Cowpens SC display Cowpens Civic Center Depot
X718 Summerville GA display Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum
X724 Pelion SC display Pelion Rail Trail, US 178
X725 Clive IA display Clive Historical Society, Swanson Blvd
X728 Adel GA display Southern depot, South Burwell Avenue
X729 Dublin GA display downtown park, Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
X732 Bristol TN display Wes Davis Greenway, Volunteer Parkway
X741 Versailles KY museum Bluegrass Scenic Railroad and Museum
X743 Murphy NC display Murphy River Walk, Railroad Street
X744 Williamson GA display Veteran’s Memorial Park
X747 Arabi GA display depot building south of town, Bedgood Ave
X752 Wilkesboro NC school Wilkes Community College campus
X755 Pine Mountain GA display Chipley Historical Center, Broad Street
X756 Midlothian VA school Robious Elementary School, Robious Crossing Drive
X757 Belvidere TN private Kasserman Switch Rd
X758 Gibsonville NC display Red Caboose Museum, Burke Street
X762 Douglas GA display Heritage Station Museum, West Ward Street
X769 Piedmont AL display Piedmont Depot Museum, North Center Avenue
X771 Garner NC display Garner History Museum at the Depot
X772 Keytesville MO display Maxwell Taylor Park, North Water Street
X775 Chase AL museum North Alabama Railroad Museum
X777 Plymouth NC display Port o’ Plymouth Museum
X781 Ridge Spring SC display trackside, West Main Street
X782 Bryson City NC storage Great Smoky Mountains Railroad
X789 Byron GA display Central of Georgia depot, East Heritage Blvd
X791 Savannah GA museum Georgia State Railroad Museum
X793 Hendersonville NC display Southern depot, Maple Street
X2923 Irvine KY museum Kentucky Steam Heritage Corp
X2931 Morganton NC school J. Iverson Riddle Development Center, Enola Road
X3087 Chase AL museum North Alabama Railroad Museum
X3115 Spartanburg SC display Hub City Railroad Museum, Magnolia Street
X3164 Clemson SC display South Carolina Botanical Gardens

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tag_list Surviving Southern Bay Windows by Locations
Location State Number Status Notes

Georgia

Abbeville GA X539 display ballpark, West Main Street and Industrial Drive
Adel GA X728 display Southern depot, South Burwell Ave
Alapaha GA X563 display Atlantic Coast Line depot, North Railroad Street
Albany GA X401 museum Thronateeska Heritage Center
Alston GA X526 display downtown park, Route 135
Arabi GA X747 display depot building south of town, Bedgood Ave
Barnesville GA X471 display Central of Georgia depot, Main Street
Bloomingdale GA X506 display Bloomingdale City Hall, Highway 80
Butler GA X532 display Central of Georgia depot, Industrial Road
Byron GA X789 display Central of Georgia depot, East Heritage Blvd
Calhoun GA X454 display Louisville & Nashville depot, Oothcalooga Street
Cochran GA X657 private Kris Dixon
Columbus GA X424 storage Max Steel Buildings, 440 10th Avenue
Douglas GA X762 display Heritage Station Museum, West Ward Street
Douglasville GA X223 display Hunter Memorial Park, along Pinecrest Drive
Dublin GA X729 display downtown park, Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Duluth GA X531 display W P Jones Memorial Park, Pleasant Hill Road
East Point GA X346 display East Point Historical Society and Museum
Elberton GA X622 display Elbert County Historical Society, Deadwyler Street
Gordon GA X318 display Gordon Depot & Railroad Museum
Guyton GA X481 display Central Blvd near 4th Avenue
Hahira GA X686 display Southern depot, West Main Street
Kennesaw GA X372 display Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History
Lula GA X667 display Lula Train Depot, Wall Street
McRae-Helena GA X656 display Telfair Museum of History
Metter GA X340 display Central of Georgia depot, South East Broad Street
Millen GA X690 display Olde Freight Depot Museum
Milner GA X383 display Old Highway 41 at Zebulon Street
Mount Airy GA X331 display City Roadside Park, Dicks Hill Parkway
Nashville GA X638 in service CaterParrott Railnet #638
Pembroke GA X349 display South Railroad Street
Pine Mountain GA X755 display Chipley Historical Center, Broad Street
Pooler GA X449 display Pooler Memorial Park, Louisville Road Hwy 80
Port Wentworth GA X371 display Ed Young Senior Center, Crossgate Road
Register GA X457 display trackside park, Railroad Street
Savannah GA X791 museum Georgia State Railroad Museum
St. Marys GA X395 in service St. Marys Railroad #395
Summerville GA X718 display Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum
Suwanee GA X473 display Main Street NW
Valdosta GA X573 display Norfolk Southern Langsdale Yard, South Fry Street
Varnell GA X364 display Prater's Mill Historic Site, Prater Mill Road
Warner Robbins GA X556 display Southern depot, Armed Forces Blvd
Williamson GA X744 display Veteran’s Memorial Park
Woodstock GA X674 display Louisville & Nashville depot, East Main Street

North Carolina

Asheville NC X350 private formerly Fletcher NC
Bat Cave NC X445 private 63 Riverside Drive, just off US 64
Belhaven NC X682 display Belhaven Police Department, Main Street
Bryson City NC X782 in service Great Smoky Mountains Railroad
Charlotte NC X241 private 417 Pecan Ave, behind comic book store
Clinton NC X337 storage Clinton Terminal Railroad, West Railroad Street
Dallas NC X389 display near Public Library, West Main Street
Flat Rock NC X537 private Bonclarken Conference Center
Garner NC X771 display Garner History Museum at the Depot
Gibsonville NC X758 display Red Caboose Museum, Burke Street
Hendersonville NC X793 display Southern depot, Maple Street
Hickory NC X702 private near Norfolk Southern Oyama Yard, Highland Avenue
Kernersville NC X335 display Southern depot, East Bodenhamer Street
Lenior NC X628 private Daniel Ellison, Blue Ridge Boiler Works
Marshall NC X696 display Southern depot, South Main Street
Morganton NC X2931 school J. Iverson Riddle Development Center, Enola Road
Murphy NC X743 display Murphy River Walk, Railroad Street
Old Fort NC X581 display Southern depot, former Old Fort Railroad Museum
Plymouth NC X777 display Port o’ Plymouth Museum
Salisbury NC X492 private along US 601, previously marked X601
Spencer NC X487 museum North Carolina Transportation Museum
Spencer NC X648 museum North Carolina Transportation Museum
Thomasville NC X703 display along NS mainline, West Main Street
Weldon NC X453 display Weldon Memorial Library, West 1st Street
Wilkesboro NC X752 display Wilkes Community College campus
Whittier NC X701 private rentals, Cabooses on the Tuckaseegee
Wilkesboro NC X752 school Wilkes Community College campus
Woodfin NC X488 museum Craggy Mountain Line
Woodfin NC X582 museum Craggy Mountain Line

Alabama

Calera AL X201 museum Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum
Calera AL X332 museum Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum
Chase AL X3087 display North Alabama Railroad Museum
Chase AL X775 museum North Alabama Railroad Museum
Collinsville AL X561 display Veterans Memorial Park, Main Stree
Fayette AL X658 display Fayette Depot Museum, Second Street
Fort Payne AL X246 display Fort Payne Depot Museum
Huntsville AL X408 museum Historic Huntsville Depot
Irondale AL X500 display Irondale Train Watching Platform
LaFayette AL X403 display Central of Georgia depot, 2nd Avenue SW
Leeds AL X245 display Southern depot, Thornton Avenue
Montgomery AL X572 school Highland Avenue Elementary School
Nauvoo AL X513 display Southern depot, Nauvoo Road and Third Street
Opelika AL X427 display Stern Dog Park, North 5th Street
Piedmont AL X769 display Piedmont Depot Museum, North Center Avenue
Red Bay AL X325 storage ex Alabama Railroad Co, ex Norfolk Southern
Satsuma AL X416 display Lions Park, Old Highway 43
Sheffield AL X414 display Norfolk Southern Sheffield Yard office
Trinity AL X692 display Caboose Park, North Seneca Drive
Tuscumbia AL X373 museum Tuscumbia Depot and Roundhouse
Tuscumbia AL X399 museum Tuscumbia Depot and Roundhouse
Valley Head AL X243 private Claudia's Caboose cabin, along Route 117

Tennessee

Belvidere TN X757 private Kasserman Switch Rd
Bluff City TN X394 display Bluff City Boardwalk and Pavilion, Route 390
Bristol TN X732 display Wes Davis Greenway, Volunteer Parkway
Chattanooga TN X519 museum Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum
Corryton TN X571 display Corryton Branch Library, Corryton Road
Harriman TN X551 private
Huntland TN X461 display Banks Street, downtown near City Hall
Jackson TN X421 display Nashville Chattanooga & St Louis Depot Museum
Jellico TN X669 display downtown park, North Main Street
Jonesborough TN X450 display Chuckey Depot Museum
Knoxville TN X530 museum Old Smoky Railway Museum
Nashville TN X358 museum Tennessee Central Railway Museum
Newport TN X242 display Newport City Park, off Rankin Road
Niota TN X380 display Niota City Hall, Southern depot
Oak Ridge TN X324 museum Southern Appalachia Railway Museum
Oliver Springs TN X574 display Oliver Springs Depot Public Library
Rockwood TN X347 display South Gateway Avenue, US Highway 27

South Carolina

Batesburg SC X617 private Daniel Oswalt
Belton SC X436 in service Greenville & Western #436
Clemson SC X3164 display South Carolina Botanical Gardens
Cowpens SC X711 display Cowpens Civic Center Depot
Langley SC X475 display Midland Valley Library, Hillside Drive
Pelion SC X724 display Pelion Rail Trail, US 178
Perry SC X627 display Perry Town Office, East Railroad Ave
Ridge Spring SC X781 display trackside, West Main Street
Spartanburg SC X3115 display Hub City Railroad Museum, Magnolia Street
Springfield SC X476 display downtown pavilion, Festival Trail Road
Ward SC X222 private Route 23 near Dry Creek Road, west of Ward
Ward SC X592 display Route 23, Front Street
Wellford SC X479 display Memory Park, Main Street
Windsor SC X484 display Middleton Road at Route 54

Kentucky

Cannel City KY X351 display Delancey Park, next to Post Office
Erlanger KY X443 display Erlanger Historical Society
Eubank KY X666 display Eubank Park, Route 70
Irvine KY X2923 display Kentucky Steam Heritage Corp
Liberty KY X419 display 39 Pettyjohn Street, behind courthouse
Ludlow KY X554 display Ludlow Railfan Tower
McKinney KY X685 display McKinney Depot Restaurant, Busy Bee Street
Sadieville KY X589 display downtown park, Main Street
Versailles KY X741 museum Bluegrass Scenic Railroad and Museum
Wilmore KY X365 display Wilmore Rail-side Museum, Rice Street

Virginia

Arlington VA X441 display Bluemont Junction Park
Culpeper VA X543 display Culpeper station, Commerce Street
Gretna VA X388 display Railroad Park on Main, South Main Street
Haymarket VA X384 display Haymarket Museum, Washington Street
Lynchburg VA X662 private rental, C Street at Norwood Street
Manassas VA X699 display Southern depot downtown, West Street
Midlothian VA X756 school Robious Elementary School, Robious Crossing Drive
Norfolk VA X496 display Norfolk Operations Base
Pennington Gap VA X451 display Pennington Middle School, East Morgan Avenue
Virginia Beach VA X619 display Virginia Beach Blvd, at Lynn Shores Drive

Other States

Chattahoochee FL X440 display Heritage Park, Decatur and Washington Streets
Crystal River FL X428 display Atlantic Coast Line depot, First Ave along Crosstown Trail
Green Cove Sprs FL X369 museum North Florida Railway Museum
Clive IA X725 display Clive Historical Society, Swanson Blvd
Ottumwa IA X505 private John Tauchen, 211 Tisdale Drive
Ottumwa IA X542 private John Tauchen, 211 Tisdale Drive
Ottumwa IA X566 private John Tauchen, 211 Tisdale Drive
Avilla IN X705 display Indiana Route 3 at Old State Road 3
Boonville IN X679 display Antique Steam & Gas Engine Club
Kendallville IN X452 private West Ohio Street
Carrollton MO X348 display US Route 65, south of 10th Street
Jackson MO X404 storage St. Louis, Iron Mt. & Southern Railroad
Keytesville MO X772 storage Maxwell Taylor Park, North Water Street
Iuka MS X422 display South Pearl Street, near City Hall
Meridian MS X397 storage Meridian Railroad Museum
Sumner MS X485 storage Rock Island Rail
Gallipolis OH X411 display Gallipolis Railroad Freight Station Museum
Hanover WV X363 display Hanover Public Library, US 52
Sophia WV X418 display Route 16, West Main Street

cabooses marked with orange above are featured in our various state scrapbooks.

Scrapbooks

tag_list Southern Bay Windows Unknown Numbers and Status

Unknown Numbers

Location State Number Status Notes
McClouth KS ? display Prairie Park, South Bulldog Lane
Danville KY ? display Norfolk Southern office, 899 West Walnut Street
Carrboro NC ? private restaurant, East Main Street at tracks
Greensboro NC ? private Greensboro KOA campground, 1896 Trox Road
Winston-Salem NC ? private Little Red Caboose Sandwich, 4284 Patterson Avenue

Unknown Status

Number Location State Status Notes
X225 Paris KY ? was at Kentucky Central Railway, North Middletown Road
X229 Dublin VA ? was at Dublin Railroad Park, location unverified
X317 Jim Thorpe PA ? Blue Mountain & Reading Railroad; in service?
X385 Federalsburg MD ? was at Maryland & Delaware Railroad; sold
X386 Emporia VA ? was on display, location unverified
X496 Norfolk VA ? was on display at Norfolk Naval Operations Base, location unverified
X525 Canal Winchester OH ? was at Canal Winchester Area Historical Society; departed
X537 Flat Rock NC ? was at Bonclarken Conference Center, location unverified
X541 Turney MO ? location unverified
X560 Columbia MO ? was at Brown Station Road Road at Paris Road; departed
X764 Plymouth IN ? was at Webster Elementary School; departed
X3143 Toccoa GA ? was at Camp Toccoa; location unverified
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X223

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X324

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X331

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600-700 series

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Mercury & Chase #X775

Chase, Al / Aug 2019 / RWH

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tag_closeup The Originals

egyptian handful of preserved Southern Railway bay window cabooses avoided the railroad's extensive rebuilding programs and therefore are excellent specimens of the original fleet from the 1940s. Spotting features of these "originals" include: retention of a four-digit car number, riveted steel panels and trim, four square windows on each side in addition to the bays, roof walkways and end ladders, round reversible markers on each end, and small metal awnings over windows.

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