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Norfolk Southern Cabooses

All of the cabooses on this page are in active service on the Norfolk Southern. See the Norfolk & Western cabooses page for images of retired cabooses.

The book Cabooses of the Norfolk and Western, by Robert G. Bowers and James F. Brewer, published by the Norfolk & Western Historical Society (ISBN 0-9633254-1-8) is the reference on N&W cabooses. Most, if not all, of the remaining active NS cabooses are former N&W.

Research/Test Caboose

NS 49
NS 49 NS 49 is a labeled as a "Research and Tests Laboratory Car". It is parked in Roanoke, VA when not in use, and is pictured there on 23 June 2002.

Class C32/C32P cabooses

NS 555000
NS 555000 NS 555000
NS 555000 		NS 555000 was parked on the siding at Ripplemead, VA on 1 January 2002. The consolidated stencil shows a build date of 4-76. This caboose is shown in pure N&W markings on page 93 of Cabooses of the Norfolk & Western.

NS 555000 NS 555000 was leading a lengthy reverse move for a Maintenance of Way train near Rich Creek, VA on 18 June 2001.

NS 555002
NS 555002
(1100x550)  (2200x550) 		NS 555002 sports an unusual logo, with an 'S' replacing the 'W' on the original NW logo. It was bad-ordered in the yard at Roanoke, VA on 12 October 2002.

NS 555024
NS 555024 NS 555024 NS 555024 was a bringing up the rear of a local train leaving the yard at Bluefield, WV on 10 November 2001. This caboose is shown in pure N&W markings on page 99 of Cabooses of the Norfolk & Western. Interestingly, the undated photo shows a small scratch where the big horizontal rust stripe now appears just to the upper left of the NS mark. Built 5-76.

NS 555024 NS 555024
NS 555024 NS 555024 		Some better shots of NS 555024 at Radford, VA on 17 February 2002. Coincidentally, the details shot of the cupola, reporting mark and LP Gas tank shows the tank was inspected 11-6-01 at Bluefield, just four days before it was pictured departing Bluefield above.

NS 555024 NS 555024
NS 555024 		I caught the scraped and dented opposite side of NS 555024 in Radford, VA on 6 April 2002.

Class C31/C31P cabooses

NS 555551
NS 555551 NS 555551
NS 555551 NS 555551 		NS 555551 is used on the local freights that operate out of Radford, VA, where it was resting on 2 February 2002. The ACI label is hard to read, but it seems to show NW 518551. Built 11-69.

NS 555551 NS 555551
NS 555551 NS 555551 		The opposite side of NS 555551 is seen as the caboose was at Radford, VA on 16 February 2002.

NS 555553
NS 555553 NS 555553 NS 555553 was sitting at Bondtown, VA on 27 October 2001. This 11-69 built class C-31 car sports an interesting piece of equipment on its roof -- probably a solar panel to recharge batteries.

NS 555572
NS 555572 NS 555572 was bad-ordered in the yard at Roanoke, VA on 12 October 2002.

NS 555599
NS 555599 NS 555599 was bad-ordered in the yard at Roanoke, VA on 12 October 2002.

NS 555608
NS 555608 An overhead view of NS 555608 passing through the yard at Roanoke, VA on 5 January 2002.

NS 555653
NS 555653 NS 555653
NS 555653 NS 555653 		NS 555653 was resting at Radford, VA on 20 October 2001. This class C-31P car showed a build date of 1-70 on the consilidated stencil.

NS 555653 NS 555653 I was able to get a couple of roof shots on 27 April 2002, again at Radford, VA.

NS 555682
NS 555682 NS 555682 With damage to its cupola, NS 555682 was bad-ordered in the yard at Roanoke, VA on 12 October 2002.


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