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By:Gary Everhart
Dates:10/24/2023 - 10/24/2023
Album Info:Here is another excellent restored Northern Pacific caboose that we saw on display at the Minnesota Transportation Museum.
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NP Caboose #1631 - Northern Pacific
Title:  NP Caboose #1631 - Northern Pacific
Description:  This beautifully restored wooden Northern Pacific caboose #1631 is a rare jewel in the Minnesota Transportation Museum inside the former Great Northern roundhouse. This was one of the first restoration projects when the museum was created.
Photo Date:  10/24/2023  Upload Date: 1/3/2024 4:54:41 AM
Location:  St Paul, MN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Scenic,RollingStock
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NP Caboose #1631 - Northern Pacific
Title:  NP Caboose #1631 - Northern Pacific
Description:  This is an interior view of the Northern Pacific wooden caboose on display at the Minnesota Transportation Museum. This was one of the first major restoration projects the museum did back in the 1980's.
Photo Date:  10/24/2023  Upload Date: 1/3/2024 4:54:45 AM
Location:  St Paul, MN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Scenic,RollingStock
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NP Caboose #1631 - Northern Pacific
Title:  NP Caboose #1631 - Northern Pacific
Description:  Interior view of the wooden Northern Pacfiic caboose on display at the Minnesota Transportation Museum.
Photo Date:  10/24/2023  Upload Date: 1/3/2024 4:54:47 AM
Location:  St Paul, MN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Scenic,RollingStock
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NP Caboose #1631 - Northern Pacific
Title:  NP Caboose #1631 - Northern Pacific
Description:  With a perch up in the wooden cupola of this Northern Pacific caboose, the conductor would have a high view of the train stretching out before him. This allowed him to spot for problems in the cars ahead.
Photo Date:  10/24/2023  Upload Date: 1/3/2024 4:54:52 AM
Location:  St Paul, MN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Scenic,RollingStock
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NP Caboose #1631 - Northern Pacific
Title:  NP Caboose #1631 - Northern Pacific
Description:  The work of a conductor on a freight train involved a lot of paperwork so a desk with a kerosene lantern was vital.
Photo Date:  10/24/2023  Upload Date: 1/3/2024 4:54:57 AM
Location:  St Paul, MN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Scenic,RollingStock
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NP Caboose #1631 - Northern Pacific
Title:  NP Caboose #1631 - Northern Pacific
Description:  Vitally important was the stove for heat and cooking serface in a caboose.
Photo Date:  10/24/2023  Upload Date: 1/3/2024 4:55:01 AM
Location:  St Paul, MN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Scenic,RollingStock
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NP Caboose #1631 - Northern Pacific
Title:  NP Caboose #1631 - Northern Pacific
Description:  A major necessity was this kerosene lantern to light the interior of the caboose at night. Note the rigid metal brackets that hold it solidly to the wall. This prevented potential fires from splilled lamps as the caboose swayed and shook as the tail of the train..
Photo Date:  10/24/2023  Upload Date: 1/3/2024 4:55:06 AM
Location:  St Paul, MN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Scenic,RollingStock
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