Long Island Rail Road Caboose Roster

		Long Island Rail Road Caboose Roster
		Compiled by: Dave Keller			(IRCC = Int’l Railway. Car Co.) (PRSTL = Pressed Steel Car Co.) (ACF = American Car & Foundry)
Road #:	Class:	Built:	Type:		Remarks:
1	N-5B	PRR 4/1916 Ex-PRR #477039 Acquired: 1928	STL		Cupola top – Retired: 1975 – Under restoration by Twin Forks Chapter, NRHS – Hicksville, NY	Paul Strubeck photo
2	N-5B	PRR 6/1916	STL		Cupola top – Now owned and restored by Friends of Locomotive 35 – Oyster Bay, NY	Roger Hahn photo W2 Morris Park c. 1988-89 Photo:Bobby Kasza
11	N-52A	ACF	WD	Holban Yard, Hollis 06/24/56	Cupola top
12	N-52A	ACF: 1927	WD	Shoreline Trolley Museum in Branford, CT 03/04 '98	Cupola top: Now owned and restored by Friends of Locomotive 35 – Oyster Bay, NY 5/03 Both photos courtesy of: Friends of Locomotive #35	Oyster Bay, NY 11/29/2003 Oyster Bay, NY 01/08/2008 Photos: Dave Morrison
13	?	?	WD		Cupola top 4-wheeled “Bobber”
14	N-52A	ACF: 2/1927	WD		Cupola top: Now owned and restored by Railroad Museum of L.I. - Greenport, NY	Photo: Joseph A. Tischner 11/03
15	N-52A	?	WD		Cupola top
16	N-52A	?			Cupola top
17	N-52A	?			Cupola top
18	N-52A	ACF	WD	Holban Yard, C18,C45 Alco S2 #460 07-05-54	Cupola top Collection: Dave Keller
19	N-52A		WD		Cupola top Wrecked at Farmingdale 8/23/43 Archive: Dave Keller
20	N-52A	ACF: 5/25	WD	Holban Yard., Hollis c.1954	Cupola top
21	N-52A				Cupola top
22	N-52A	ACF	WD	Kings Park Photo: Ernie Lanser	Cupola top Collection: Kings Park Museum
23	N-52A				Cupola top
24	N-52A				Cupola top
25	N-52A	ACF	WD	Holban Yard, C29 C25 07/17/1934	Cupola top Collection: Dave Keller
26	N-52A				Cupola top
27	N-52A		WD		Cupola top
28	N-52A	ACF	WD	Photo: Dan Myers c. 1960's	Cupola top The caboose was brought to Middletown as one of the first elements of the Empire State Ry museum in the early 60's. The body of the caboose was burned in the 70's.
29	N-52A	PRSTL: 1926	WD	Holban Yard, Hollis 06/24/56 Holban Yard, C29 C25 07/17/1934	Cupola top: Stored at Seashore Trolley Museum Kennebunkport, Maine Photo: Richard Glueck 07/2005 Collection: Dave Keller
30	N-52A	?	WD	T. Sommer photo	Cupola top
31	N-52A		WD	Oyster Bay 3/12/51 Photo: Al Jaeger Collection: Craig Zeni	Cupola top
32			WD		Cupola top - 4-wheeled “Bobber”
33	N-52A		WD		Cupola top
34	N-52A	1916 NYO&W	WD		Cupola top Rebuilt 1959 at Morris Park Shops, No bay window, cupola removed Collection: Dave Keller	Washington St., Garden City 07/28/1953
35	N-52A	?	WD		Cupola top
36	N-52A	?	WD		Cupola top Collection: Art Huneke
37	N-52A		WD		Cupola top
38	N-52A		WD	Camp Pa-Qua-Tuck Center Moriches 04/72	Cupola top Purchased from the LIRR for $150 by Ray Robinson. Currently at: Camp Pa-Qua-Tuck, 2 Chet Swezey Rd. Center Moriches, NY 11934 Collection: Dave Keller
39	N-52A	?	WD		Cupola top
42	N-52A		WD		In the snow at Sunnyside Yard, LI City in 02/1948 1948. Info: Dave Keller
43	N-52A		WD		Cupola top
44	N-52A		WD	Photo: John Reschke Collection: Dave Keller	Cupola top
45	N-52A	1916	WD	Holban Yard, C18,C45 Alco S2 #460 07-05-54	Cupola top Collection: Dave Keller
46	N-52A	?	WD	Deer Park 1957 - J. P. Krzenski photo	Cupola top	West Hampton 03/31/2003 Photo: George Wybenga
47	N-52A		WD		Cupola top
49	NX-23A	08/08/13	WD	PRR #478580 LIRR #492754 Watercolor: George Wybenga LI City, Arch Street Yard 1949 Photo: Geo. Arnoux	PRR built Wartime Emergency Cabin Car Bay window Historical data on this series No known photo of LIRR #492754 as painted by: George Wybenga. He is noted for watercolor painting of prototypical items. PRR #492754 Caboose NX23A rebuilt by PRR from external braced framed boxcar. Renumbered LIRR #49 in 19 ? Comment: Dave Keller - LIRR Historian 11/18/07
50	N-22	IRCC: 5/58	STL		No bay window, no cupola top (renumbered C-50) Now owned by Friends of Locomotive 35 - Oyster Bay, NY	06-99 Garden City Steve Lynch photo
					Riverhead 05-07 Paul Strubeck photo	Oyster Bay 02/2008
51	N-22	IRCC: 1958	STL		No bay window, no cupola top (renumbered C-51) Stored serviceable in Babylon Team Track Info: Paul Strubeck	Steve Torborg photo
52	N-22	IRCC: 1958	STL		No bay window, no cupola top (renumbered C-52)
53	N-22	IRCC: 1958	STL	Photo: Mike Koehler c. 1980's	No bay window, no cupola top (renumbered C-53) Owned by Friends of Locomotive 35 and donated to Lindenhurst Preservation Society Station Museum – Lindenhurst, NY	Tom Brady photo
54	N-22	IRCC: 1958	STL	J. Claflin photo Craig Zeni collection 06/25/1961	No bay window, no cupola top (renumbered C-54) Stored serviceable in Holban Yard Info: Paul Strubeck	Yard A Steve Hoskins photo c. 1964+
						Steve Torborg photo
55	N-22	IRCC: 1958	STL		No bay window, no cupola top (renumbered C-55)
56	N-22A	IRCC: 1961	STL		Forest Park 05/05/1972	Steve Torborg photo
				Stored serviceable in Holban Yard Info: Paul Strubeck	Chris Allen photo 11/1983	Steve Torborg photo
57	N-22A	IRCC: 1961	STL		No bay window, no cupola top (renumbered C-57) Now at Schiff BSA Camp – Wading River, NY	Paul Strubeck photo
58	N-22A	IRCC: 1961	STL		No bay window, no cupola top (renumbered C-58) Now at Tennessee Valley R.R. Museum ITVRM), Chattanooga, TN
					Info: Steve Smith, (Blue Ridge Rail Restorations - BRRR) prior to TVRM donation
59	N-22A	IRCC: 1961	STL
60	N-22A	IRCC: 1/61	STL		No bay window Renumbered C-60 5/4/'03 to Twin Forks Chapter NRHS Riverhead, NY	Hicksville Yard 04/29/84 Photo: Kevin Gulau
				Joe Lupinacci photo	Paul Strubeck photo 2006 Being restored back to the Dashing Dan scheme	Paul Strubeck photo 05-07 Riverhead RMLI
61	N-22A	IRCC: 1961	STL	Renumbered C-61 Steve Torborg photo	1992 on the Greenport Fantrip, at Greenport, NY Stored serviceable in Holban Yard Info: Paul Strubeck	John Volpi photo
62	N-22B	IRCC: 1963	STL		Bay window – Renumbered C-62 – Became NY&A C-62	Steve Torborg photo
				Photo: George Greig 12/1999	One time used as a Christmas car, and the NYA considered using it as an executive car at one point.
						Now Louisville & Indiana Railroad (LIRC) #105 Photo Location: Jeffersonville, IN
63	N-22B	IRCC: 1963	STL		Bay window Renumbered C-63 5/4/'03 to Twin Forks Chapter NRHS Riverhead, NY	Mike Koehler photo
				09/25/1971 Henry Maywald photo, Dave Keller Archive	Joe Lupinacci photo	Paul Strubeck photo 05-07 Riverhead RMLI
64	N-22B	IRCC: 1963	STL	Steve Hoskins photo c. 1960's	Bay window Renumbered C-64 5/4/'03 to Twin Forks Chapter NRHS Riverhead, NY	03-03-1963 J. Clafin photo Craig Zeni collection
				Joe Lupinacci photo 05/04/03	Paul Strubeck photo 05-07 Riverhead RMLI	Used as Tool Car Storage 09/03/07
65	N-22B	IRCC: 02/14/63	STL		Bay window – Renumbered C-65 – Became NY&A C-65
66	N-22B	IRCC: 1963	STL		Bay window – Renumbered C-66, Stored serviceable in Holban Yard Info: Paul Strubeck RVC site in Salem VA Info: Paul Strubeck, (Blue Ridge Rail Restorations member)	Steve Torborg photo
					Steve Lynch 3/80 photo	Fred Lindauer 9/80 photo
67	N-22B	IRCC: 1963	STL		Bay window – Renumbered C-67, RVC site in Salem VA Info: Steve Smith, (Blue Ridge Rail Restorations member)	Steve Torborg photo
						Steve Smith photo c. 2000
68	N-22B	IRCC: 1963	STL	Photo: Mike Koehler c.1980's	Bay window – Renumbered C-68 - Now owned and restored by Railroad Museum of L.I. – Riverhead, NY	Rich Gorddard photo
69	N-22B	IRCC: 1963	STL	Steve Torborg photo	Bay window – Renumbered C-69 Stored serviceable in Holban Yard Info: Paul Strubeck Hicksville west of station 10/17/2007	Empty ballast train Hicksville west of station 10/17/2007
70	N-22B	IRCC: 1963	STL	Bill Phillips Collection	Ronkonkoma NY 01/29/72 Bay window – Renumbered C-70 Sent to NY&A Burned, was awaiting scrapping on Gershow siding - Bay Ridge branch, Bklyn. (2003) Now scrapped.	Mike Koehler photo
				Henry Maywald photo		Harry Hassler photo
Special Instruction 1038-J-2 and on ETT 1967: "1160-E Cabin cars numbered 62-70 inclusive and No. 80 are restricted between Dunton and Brook account close side clearance." Info: Paul Strubeck

Photos: Steve Hoskins unless otherwise noted.

LIRR's Steel Caboose Fleet: N-22 Class Paint Schemes

LIRR's Steel Caboose Fleet: Vol.12, No. 3 Twin Forks Chapter "The Railway Post Office"

"... As delivered, all of the new hacks were painted in bright safety orange paint, with a black chassis, trucks and lettering, as well as yellow handrails. On the sides were the "Dashing Dan" logo placed above the all capital, block style sans-serif "LONG ISLAND" lettering. [This is the N-22x class series delivered 05/1958 - 02/14/63, Units 50-71: Info: Dave Keller]
C-56 N-22A Yard A Photo: Steve Hoskins

In the 1970's, the colors of the fleet were modernized to correspond with the new Metropolitan Transportation Authority colors, those being blue and yellow. Hack C-51 was among the first to be repainted, and featured an all yellow car body, blue roof and ends, as well as a large 2 tone light blue/dark blue "M" logo on the end, with small hand drawn numbers in the center. Hacks C-60 and C-80 received a similar scheme but had blue ends and yellow sides.
LIRR N-22A C-60 Photo: Joe Lupinacci RMLI re-paint

ex-LIRR C-74 re-numbered C-80 1963 Holban Yard, NY Archive: NYO&W THS

C-80 10/72 Hicksville Photo: Ed Conklin NYO&W THS

A more refined paint scheme came about soon after, with a crisper decal appearance, italicized LONG ISLAND along the sides, as well as a smaller "M" logo on the end, which was to be removed from most hacks later on; leaving just the LONG ISLAND lettering. The colors remained the same for the most part with yellow car bodies, blue roofs, steps and doors. C-57 N-22A Yard A, LI City, Photo: Steve Hoskins

Fast forwarding into current times, most of the hacks that are still owned by the LIRR that have since been repainted back to all orange, but with blue roofs and steps, and only their numbers on the sides. There are some exceptions to this as hack C-51 is all orange with a black roof, and black non-italicized "LONG ISLAND" on the side. C-61 retained its yellow and blue paint, and features a special name plaque in honor of Freight Conductor J. J. Sherman.

In the early 1990's, N22b C-66 was sent to Blue Ridge Rail Restorations, where it was rebuilt and upgraded with new seats, floors and the like; and was to be used as the "Presidents Car". This car was also painted back into the Dashing Dan scheme...."

The orange and blue hacks were repainted by the LIRR in the late 1990's: Info: Paul Strubeck

51: New LIRR Blue/Orange hack scheme
Photo: Steve Torborg

54, 56: New LIRR Blue/Orange hack scheme
Photo: Steve Torborg

60: Being restored back to the Dashing Dan scheme
Photo: Paul Strubeck 2006

69: New LIRR Blue/Orange hack scheme
C-69 10/16/2007 Hicksville on the spur off of the siding just west of Hicksville station.
Photo: Ray Muntz 10/16

Special Thanks to Paul Strubeck for input/photos/and documentation. 10/27/2007