C&S Caboose 1009: C&Sng at the Colorado RR Museum video

[Kurt Maechner]

 C&Sng caboose 1009 holds the distinction of starting out on the Denver South Park & Pacific in the 1880s and ending her career with the end of the C&S narrow gauge, bringing in the rear of the last C&S narrow gauge train on August 25th, 1943.  

She seems to have spent some time as a cabin or shed or both in Buena Vista, Colorado after being dismantled.  Thankfully, Bob Richardson, founder of the Colorado Railroad Museum tracked her down and brought her to the Golden museum in 1961.

Here is a video I made including a short summary of her post-abandonment life and a look at her present, beautiful status at the museum.


To see more photos of caboose 1009, see my blog post here.
Enjoy!
Kurt

[Mike Trent]

My understanding is that all the steel was removed for scrap during the War Effort and the body just sat there until it was discovered and rescued.