CONRAIL CABOOSE PHOTO ARCHIVE

The N5H Class

N5H 18425-18429, 18430-18442
The N5H class included thirteen ex-Southen bay window cabooses (built in 1946), and five ex-Indianapolis Union
Terminal bay window cabooses (built in 1947). The Southern cabooses were purchased by Penn Central in 1971
and relegated to yard service at various PC locations. Penn Central numbered them 18430-18442.

Conrail kept the Penn Central numbers.
One (18435 ) is known to survive today as part of a caboose hotel in Titusville PA

Penn Central Renumbering of Southern Cabooses
 Penn Central/Conrail Number    Southern Number
18430   2921
18431   3084
18432   3101
18433   3125
18434   3126
18435   3137
18436   3159
18437   3141
18438   3143
18439   3156
18440   3170
18441   3172
18442   3173

The Indianapolis Union Terminal hacks were originally numbered in the 250-256 series, which accounted for seven cars.
Five went to Conrail and were renumbered 18425-18429. They were assigned to yard activity and also had
the look of a typical Southern bay window caboose.

   

Location & Information

Date

Photo Credit
ex-Indianapolis Union Terminal
18425 unknown   before Oct 1981   Frank A. Czbryt Jr.
Rutherford PA
former IU 251 in storage
7/10/1983
John Pari
18425  Rutherford PA
out of service? retired?		 Oct 19,1984 Chip Syme 
         
out of service? It has that look...
1979
from the
collection of
Albert Phleep
ex-Southern
  18432 Rutherford PA
ex PC18432/SOU X3101 		  Grant Lowry
  18432 Rutherford PA
ex PC18432/SOU X3101 		  Grant Lowry
 18433  Conway Shop Aug 26,1985 Chip Syme 
 18435  Rutherford PA
out of service?		 Oct 19,1984 Chip Syme 
    Rutherford, PA – CR 18435 ex PC 18435/SOU X3137 (above).   Grant Lowry
18435  Titusville PA
Caseys Caboose Motel
PRESERVED! as OVHX 1011
painted semi Erie Lackawanna		  Aug 15, 1998  Jim Hebner
18435  the other side  Aug 15, 1998  Jim Hebner
18436 appears to be mid train and lettered
as scrap		 Jan 23, 1979 from the
collection of
Jim Hebner

 

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 the N5B class  the N9 & N9E Transfer Class
 the N5C class  the N11 & N11E Transfer Class
 the N5G class ex PC/LV  
 the N5H class  the N10 class ex Penn Central
 the N5K class ex ATSF/PC  the N12 class ex Penn Central
   the ex New Haven classes (NE5) NE6, N8A, N8B
 the N7, N7A & N7C classes ex NYC  the N20 class ex Reading
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