Katy Dickinson

Historic Photos of WP668 Caboose

We may have located two more historic photos of our WP668 backyard caboose: that makes five total so far. (I purchased one of the two new photos but haven't seen it yet. I am waiting to hear from the owner of the other one.) Unfortunately, all of them seem to be from the mid-1970s when WP668 was nearing retirement. I am still looking for earlier images. Here are the two historical images for which I now have reprint permission:

#1 - WP668, in 1974

#1 - photo from September 1974 on p. 122: Western Pacific Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment by Jim Eager, 2001 (Publisher: Morning Sun Books; ISBN-10: 158248063X, ISBN-13: 978-1582480633) The caption is: "WP 668 NE series 644-668 - Converted in October 1943 and still two years away from retirement, the 668 was at Sacramento in September 1974. That is the axle-drive for the generator silhouetted inboard the right hand truck. (Peter Arnold)" Used with permission of Bob Yanosey, Morning Sun Books

#2 - WP668, around 1974

#2 - Western Pacific #668, location/Date/Photographer unknown. S. Roger Kirkpatrick collection, listed on Central California Rails Caboose Index - W Used with permission of S. Roger Kirkpatrick

Posted at 01:22PM Oct 10, 2007 by katysblog in Caboose Project and Other Trains  |