D&RGW No. 04990 Construction & Alteration History
Date Event
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1895
Caboose No. 04990 built by the Ohio Falls Car Manufacturing Company of Jeffersonville, IN. It began service as a 30-foot long boxcar for the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad.
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1906
Caboose No. 04990 appeared on the D&RGW equipment roster as a “working” caboose.
1919
Caboose No. 04990 rebuilt from a boxcar into a standard caboose.
1951
Caboose No. 04990 retired and dismantled in Alamosa, Colorado. The caboose body sold to a rancher for a shed. Caboose No. 04990 discovered in a field near Alamosa. It was purchased by the City of Boulder and displayed in Central Park. Caboose No. 04990 listed on Colorado State Register of Historic Places at the state level of significance. Caboose No. 04990 set on fire while on display in Central Park. Boulder County Railway Historical Society volunteers began restoration work Caboose No. 04990 with funding from the City of Boulder for materials. Boulder County Railway Historical Society completed restoration of Caboose No. 04990.
1975
1998
2007
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2009
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2010 - 2012 2012 - present
Caboose No. 04990 stored at a Boulder Parks and Recreation facility.
Caboose No. 04990 on display at the Colorado Railroad Museum.
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