SOUTHERN RAILWAY CABOOSE (4 DIGIT) ROSTER

number type length built manufacturer remarks
X-60 WOOD 20' 1880 Southern 4 wheel, 2 side window, center cupola
X421-X446 WOOD 20' 1897 Southern 4 wheel, 3 side window, center cupola
X704-X1093 WOOD 37' 1901 Southern 8 wheel, center door, end cupola
X-2026-X2425 WOOD 37' 1914-17 Southern 8 wheel, end door, center cupola
X2426-X2875 WOOD 37' 1922 Southern 8 wheel, 4 side window, center cupola
X2882-X2929 STEEL 38' 1941-42 Southern 8 wheel, round roof corner, bay window
X3075 WOOD 38' 1944 Southern 8 wheel, rebuilt from box cars
X3079-X3180 STEEL 38' 1948-51 Southern 8 wheel, bay window
X3139-X3270 STEEL 38' 1948-51 Southern 8 wheel, bay window,
X6060-X6063 STEEL 38' 1951 Southern 8 wheel, bay window

SOUTHERN RAILWAY CABOOSE (3 DIGIT) ROSTER

number type length built manufacturer remarks
X600-X793 STEEL 38'   Southern rebuilds of 1968-71 Note 1, 3
X400-X402 STEEL 38' 1969 Southern Iron & Metal 8 wheel, bay window Note 3
X403-X429 STEEL 38' 1969 Gantt Mfg. 8 wheel, bay window Note 3
X430-X592 STEEL 38' 1970-71 Gantt Mfg. 8 wheel, bay window Note 3
X200-X250 STEEL 38' 1971-72 Gantt Mfg. 8 wheel, bay window Note 2
X251-X253 STEEL 33'     8 wheel, from S&A
X258-X259 STEEL   1947   Transferred from Tennessee Railroad
X260-X271 STEEL 38' 1973-74 Gantt Mfg. 8 wheel, bay window Note 2
X355-X399 STEEL 38' 1974-75 Gantt Mfg. 8 wheel, bay window Note 3
X327-X354 STEEL 38' 1976-77 Gantt Mfg. 8 wheel, bay window Note 3
X315-X326 STEEL   1980 Fruit Growers Express 8 wheel, bay window
Note 1: When the cabooses were rebuilt during the 1968-71 period they were renumbered from 4 digits to 3 digits. After 1968 all new cabooses were given 3 digits.

Note 2: X200-X250 and X260-X271 were classed as "local" cabooses and had the bays painted yellow.

Note 3: X327-X592 and X600-X793 were classed as "road' cabooses, these had journal mounted generators for radios and electric lights.

THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY TRANSFER CABOOSE ROSTER

number type length built manufacturer remarks
XC7870-7874 STEEL     Southern 8 wheel, transfer caboose
XC1-XC19 STEEL   1955 Southern 8 wheel, transfer caboose

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