NEW YORK CENTRAL CABOOSE ROSTER

UPDATED: MARCH 20,2023

LETTERING DIAGRAM FOR WOOD CARS

1950'S LETTERING DIAGRAM FOR STEEL BAY WINDOW CARS

PLEASE NOTE: I have very little information on the NYC caboose fleet and therefore the information listed below should be taken only as a very general guideline until I can uncover more detailed information. There may be some cabooses missing from the list due to lack of information, so this is NOT a complete listing of cabooses.

WOOD CARS:

Note that the so-called "NYC STANDARD" caboose were rebuilds of predecessor cabooses into a common style. Many cars were rebuilt multiple times. Some cars had their tongue and groove siding replaced with plywood siding in later years.

LOT #	BUILT	CAR NUMBERS	CAR TYPE	NUMBER OF CARS	PROTOTYPE NOTES	ACCURATE MODEL	STAND-IN MODEL	MODEL NOTES
LS39	1901	LS&MS C282-C322	4 WHEEL WOOD CABOOSE	?
1037		LS&MS 825-844	WOOD CABOOSE	20
		P&LE 14-97	4 WHEEL WOOD CABOOSE	?
		PMcK&Y 132-141	4 WHEEL WOOD CABOOSE	?
	LAFAYETTE - 1919	NYC 17006	'STANDARD' WOOD CABOOSE	1		WATERLEVEL MODELS, AMERICAN MODEL BUILDERS, TRIX MODEL OR TRUE LINE TRAINS		TRIX MODEL REQUIRES SOME MINOR DETAIL CHANGES
	LITCHFIELD - 1919	NYC 17007	'STANDARD' WOOD CABOOSE	1		WATERLEVEL MODELS, AMERICAN MODEL BUILDERS, TRIX MODEL OR TRUE LINE TRAINS		TRIX MODEL REQUIRES SOME MINOR DETAIL CHANGES
	COLLINWOOD - 1915-1916	NYC 17012-17015	'STANDARD' WOOD CABOOSE	4		WATERLEVEL MODELS, AMERICAN MODEL BUILDERS, TRIX MODEL OR TRUE LINE TRAINS		TRIX MODEL REQUIRES SOME MINOR DETAIL CHANGES
	OSWEGO - 1916	NYC 17016-17020	'STANDARD' WOOD CABOOSE	5		WATERLEVEL MODELS, AMERICAN MODEL BUILDERS, TRIX MODEL OR TRUE LINE TRAINS		TRIX MODEL REQUIRES SOME MINOR DETAIL CHANGES
		NYC 17000-17081 (1952) EX B&A 1117-1299	30' WOOD CABOOSE	82	SIMILAR TO NYC STANDARD CABOOSE. TALLER CUPOLA, UNDERBODY TOOLBOX AND ORIGINALLY HAD EXPRESS STYLE TRUCKS
	LS&MS - 1914-1918	NYC 17384-17406	'STANDARD' WOOD CABOOSE	23		WATERLEVEL MODELS, AMERICAN MODEL BUILDERS, TRIX MODEL OR TRUE LINE TRAINS		TRIX MODEL REQUIRES SOME MINOR DETAIL CHANGES
		NYC 17350-17691 EX CCC&STL 1-799	26' WOOD CABOOSE	?
	BEECH GROVE - 1913	NYC 17362-17383	26' WOOD CABOOSE
	BEECH GROVE - 1912-1913	NYC 17432-17565	26' WOOD CABOOSE
	BEECH GROVE - 1923	NYC 17618-17630	26' WOOD CABOOSE
	BEECH GROVE - 1925	NYC 17634, 17636	26' WOOD CABOOSE
	BEECH GROVE - 1925	NYC 17663-17670	26' WOOD CABOOSE
		NYC 17695	26' WOOD CABOOSE	1	CONVERTED FROM L&JB CABOOSE
	WEST DETROIT - 1882-1914  REBUILT 1925-1929	NYC 17716-17839 EX MC 1975-2289	30' WOOD CABOOSE
367	WEST DETROIT - 1917-1920	NYC 17850-17883 EX MC 1975-2289	32' WOOD CABOOSE
429	WEST DETROIT - 1923	NYC 17896-17906 EX MC 1975-2289	32' WOOD CABOOSE
471	WEST DETROIT - 1923	NYC 17909-17924 EX MC 1975-2289	32' WOOD CABOOSE
	ST. THOMAS - 1883-1899 REBUILT 1926-1928	NYC 17932-17980 EX CASO 23000-23099	30' WOOD CABOOSE
428	ST. THOMAS - 1921	NYC 17981-17990 EX CASO 23000-23099	32' WOOD CABOOSE
		NYC 18000-18???	SHORT WOOD CABOOSE		REBUILT FROM EX LS&MS CABOOSES
351	OSWEGO - 1916-1917	NYC 18382-18446	'STANDARD' WOOD CABOOSE	65		WATERLEVEL MODELS, AMERICAN MODEL BUILDERS, TRIX MODEL OR TRUE LINE TRAINS		TRIX MODEL REQUIRES SOME MINOR DETAIL CHANGES
	COLLINWOOD - 1916-1917	NYC 18455-18513	'STANDARD' WOOD CABOOSE	59		WATERLEVEL MODELS, AMERICAN MODEL BUILDERS, TRIX MODEL OR TRUE LINE TRAINS		TRIX MODEL REQUIRES SOME MINOR DETAIL CHANGES
	OSWEGO -1917	NYC 18517-18522	'STANDARD' WOOD CABOOSE	6		WATERLEVEL MODELS, AMERICAN MODEL BUILDERS, TRIX MODEL OR TRUE LINE TRAINS		TRIX MODEL REQUIRES SOME MINOR DETAIL CHANGES
	COLLINWOOD - 1917-1922	NYC 18538-18599	'STANDARD' WOOD CABOOSE	62		WATERLEVEL MODELS, AMERICAN MODEL BUILDERS, TRIX MODEL OR TRUE LINE TRAINS		TRIX MODEL REQUIRES SOME MINOR DETAIL CHANGES
		NYC 186??-187??	WOOD TEMPORARY WORLD WAR 2 CABOOSE		CONVERTED FROM WOOD BOXCARS
		IHB 276-???	WOOD TEMPORARY WORLD WAR 2 CABOOSE		CONVERTED FROM WOOD BOXCARS
		P&LE 400-4??	WOOD TEMPORARY WORLD WAR 2 CABOOSE		CONVERTED FROM WOOD BOXCARS
		NYC 18847-18926	24' WOOD CABOOSE	18	FORMER T&OC CABOOSES BUILT BETWEEN 1902-1920
		NYC 18934 EX Z&W 50-59	24' WOOD CABOOSE	10	FORMER Z&W CABOOSE - BUILT 1892
470	McKEES ROCKS - 1925-1926	P&LE 200-233	'STANDARD' WOOD CABOOSE	34		WATERLEVEL MODELS, AMERICAN MODEL BUILDERS, TRIX MODEL OR TRUE LINE TRAINS		TRIX MODEL REQUIRES SOME MINOR DETAIL CHANGES
470	McKEES ROCKS - 1925-1926	PMcK&Y 150-170	'STANDARD' WOOD CABOOSE	21		WATERLEVEL MODELS, AMERICAN MODEL BUILDERS, TRIX MODEL OR TRUE LINE TRAINS		TRIX MODEL REQUIRES SOME MINOR DETAIL CHANGES
	EAST BUFFALO, MDT, OSWEGO 1902-1923	NYC 19001-20085	'STANDARD' WOOD CABOOSE		SOME CARS CONVERTED TO TRANSFER SERVICE BY REMOVING CUPOLA	WATERLEVEL MODELS, AMERICAN MODEL BUILDERS, TRIX MODEL OR TRUE LINE TRAINS		TRIX MODEL REQUIRES SOME MINOR DETAIL CHANGES
	1923	NYC 20090-20097 EX U&D	WOOD CABOOSE
732	EAST BUFFALO - 1944	NYC 20100-20149	WOOD CABOOSE	50	CONVERTED FROM BOXCARS FROM LOTS 234-B, 236-B, 240-B, 247-B, 262-B FIVE CARS CONVERTED TO PACEMAKER SERVICE - 20112, 20117, 20129, 20132 & 20133 IN 1946

STEEL CARS:

NOTE: There are a number of models on the market that identify NYC cabooses as N-6, N-7 or N-7B. THESE ARE NOT NYC classes or terms for their cabooses. These 'classes' were created by Penn Central and should not be used to identify a NYC caboose.

LOT #	BUILT	CAR NUMBERS	CAR TYPE	NUMBER OF CARS	PROTOTYPE NOTES	ACCURATE MODEL	STAND-IN MODEL	MODEL NOTES
778	DSI - 1948	NYC 20200-20202	BAY WINDOW CABOOSE	3	RENUMBERED NYC 21511, 21512 & 21537
782	DSI - 1949	NYC 20203-20297	BAY WINDOW CABOOSE	95	RENUMBERED NYC 21500-21798	WRIGHT TRAK KIT TANGENT #60110-xx, #60119-xx, #60100-01
782	DSI - 1949	NYC 20498-20502 EX B&A 1300-1304	BAY WINDOW CABOOSE	5	RENUMBERED NYC 21500-21798	WRIGHT TRAK KIT TANGENT #60121-xx, #60100-01
795	MCKEES ROCKS - 1950	P&LE 500-509	BAY WINDOW CABOOSE	10
827	ST. LOUIS CAR - 1952	NYC 20298-20497	BAY WINDOW CABOOSE	200	RENUMBERED NYC 21500-21798	TANGENT #60100-01
861	INTERNATIONAL CAR - 1960	P&LE 510-519	BAY WINDOW CABOOSE	10
	? - 1961	NYC 18000-18001	TRANSFER CABOOSE	2	CONVERTED FROM FLAT CAR
	? - 1962	NYC 18002-18004	TRANSFER CABOOSE	3	CONVERTED FROM FLAT CAR
839	DSI - 1963	NYC 18005	TRANSFER CABOOSE	1	CONVERTED FROM LOT 839-F FLAT CAR
919	DSI - 1963	NYC 21000-21099	BAY WINDOW CABOOSE	100
977	DSI - 1966	NYC 18006-18055	TRANSFER CABOOSE	50	CONVERTED FROM LOT 703-F BOXCARS OIL HEAT	WRIGHT TRAK KIT OFFERED BY PENN CENTRAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY
977	DSI - 1966	NYC 18056-18105	TRANSFER CABOOSE	50	CONVERTED FROM LOT 703-F BOXCARS OIL HEAT	WRIGHT TRAK KIT OFFERED BY PENN CENTRAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY
982	INTERNATIONAL CAR - 1965	P&E 21496-21499	BAY WINDOW CABOOSE	4
994	DSI - 1966	IHB 1-15	TRANSFER CABOOSE	15		WRIGHT TRAK KIT OFFERED BY PENN CENTRAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY
113	McKEES ROCKS - 1966	P&LE 550-579	TRANSFER CABOOSE	30		WRIGHT TRAK KIT OFFERED BY PENN CENTRAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY
121	DSI - 1967	NYC 18106-18155	TRANSFER CABOOSE	50	CONVERTED FROM LOT 703-F BOXCARS OIL HEAT	WRIGHT TRAK KIT OFFERED BY PENN CENTRAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY
121	DSI - 1967	NYC 18156-18194	TRANSFER CABOOSE	39	CONVERTED FROM LOT 703-F BOXCARS PROPANE HEAT	WRIGHT TRAK KIT OFFERED BY PENN CENTRAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY
121	DSI - 1967	CENTRAL INDIANA 67	TRANSFER CABOOSE	1		WRIGHT TRAK KIT OFFERED BY PENN CENTRAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY
121	DSI - 1967	DETROIT TERMINAL 33-42	TRANSFER CABOOSE	10		WRIGHT TRAK KIT OFFERED BY PENN CENTRAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY
152	DSI - 1968	NYC 18195-18394	TRANSFER CABOOSE	200	CONVERTED FROM LOT 703-F BOXCARS PROPANE HEAT	WRIGHT TRAK KIT OFFERED BY PENN CENTRAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY
152	DSI - 1968	IHB 16-26	TRANSFER CABOOSE	11		WRIGHT TRAK KIT OFFERED BY PENN CENTRAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY
152	DSI - 1968	P&E 1600	TRANSFER CABOOSE	1		WRIGHT TRAK KIT OFFERED BY PENN CENTRAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY