Yosemite Valley Railroad Caboose No. 15

Also known as: Caboose No. 15
CA 140, El Portal, California

A caboose used on the defunct Yosemite Valley Railroad.

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YVRR Caboose No 15

Photo taken by Eric Polk

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike (CC BY-SA)

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Coordinates:
+37.67432, -119.78633
37°40'28" N, 119°47'11" W

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Description

The caboose was not built for the railroad but was purchased from another railroad in 1922. Historians have been unable to trace the origins of the caboose but estimate that it was built in the 1890s.

National Register information

Status: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on May 22, 1978
Reference number: 78000352
Area of significance: Transportation
Level of significance: Local
Evaluation criteria: A - Event
Property type: Structure
Historic function: Rail-related
Current function: Museum
Periods of significance: 1900-1924; 1925-1949
Significant years: 1922; 1945

Update Log

October 12, 2017: New photo from Jim Allen
December 22, 2015: Updated by Eric Polk: Added overview and description

Related landmarks

Bagby Stationhouse, Water Tanks and Turntable (Adjacent)
Hetch Hetchy Railroad Engine No.6 (Adjacent)

Sources

Eric Polk
Jim Allen
National Register database - Reference number 78000352 (Nomination form, Photos)