This caboose was formerly located up in Guthrie at a private residence. It was then moved to the Oklahoma Railway Museum, where it resides today.
Location: Oklahoma City, OK.
Address: 3400 NE Grand Boulevard, Oklahoma City, OK 73111.
Coordinates: 35.50518N, 97.46718W.
Map: https://goo.gl/maps/G14h8bMBxq7uo6Mw9.
Type: Cupola.
Construction: Steel.
Built: 1949.
Retired: 1982.
Railroad: Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe.
Access: Semi-public.
Owner: UNK.
Condition: Good.
Visited: 8/13/2021, 3/19/2023.
The caboose is in pretty good shape. We were able to see it in August of 2021, and then again in March of 2023.
The Oklahoma Railway Museum website has a lot of great information about the caboose: Santa Fe 999624.
Basically, it was built in 1949 as AT&SF 2299. In 1968, Santa Fe rebuilt it for local and transfer yard service. It was renumbered as AT&SF 999624.
The caboose was retired in 1982, and sold to Ken Mitchell of Guthrie, OK, in 1983. It was on display in Guthrie for a number of years, and was donated by Mr. Mitchell’s son to the ORM in 2018.
Sources
ok.railfan.net (2011)
Captive Cabeese In America (2008)
Oklahoma Railway Museum
Marc and Traci Tabyanan
