Tennessee Central Caboose 9828 - Cookeville, TN
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ggmorton
N 36° 09.857 W 085° 30.536
16S E 634111 N 4003200
The 9898 caboose of the Tennessee Central railroad is on permanent display at the Cookeville Railroad Museum and Depot in Cookeville, TN.
Waymark Code: WM13EAN
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 11/22/2020
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"The exact history of this caboose is unknown. Records do not exist for it. We speculate that it was one of the early TC cabooses. It was originally built of wood. Steel sides were added some time later in order to prolong its useful life."
Reference: Pictured history
The pictured history also contains a picture of the caboose as it sat in a field in Muddy Pond (near Monterey, TN) before it came to the museum in 1992.
The caboose was restored in 1993 in memory of Thomas Stringfield, a Tennessee Central conductor. The restoration was funded by his daughter, Gladys S. Owen.
Current Use:
depot museum permanent display
Type Of Caboose: Cupola, "Standard"
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Visit Instructions:
Please visit the location of the caboose, brake van, or guard van, provide visit details through photo or narrative.