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Southern Pacific Caboose

Class C-40-4

bay window type

SP #1400-1599

200 units built

later rebuilds SP #4000-4129

124 units rebuilt

C-40-4
1400 1401 1402 1403 1404 1405 1406 1407 1408 1409
1410 1411 1412 1413 1414 1415 1416 1417 1418 1419
1420 1421 1422 1423 1424 1425 1426 1427 1428 1429
1430 1431 1432 1433 1434 1435 1436 1437 1438 1439
1440 1441 1442 1443 1444 1445 1446 1447 1448 1449
1450 1451 1452 1453 1454 1455 1456 1457 1458 1459
1460 1461 1462 1463 1464 1465 1466 1467 1468 1469
1470 1471 1472 1473 1474 1475 1476 1477 1478 1479
1480 1481 1482 1483 1484 1485 1486 1487 1488 1489
1490 1491 1492 1493 1494 1495 1496 1497 1498 1499
1500 1501 1502 1503 1504 1505 1506 1507 1508 1509
1510 1511 1512 1513 1514 1515 1516 1517 1518 1519
1520 1521 1522 1523 1524 1525 1526 1527 1528 1529
1530 1531 1532 1533 1534 1535 1536 1537 1538 1539
1540 1541 1542 1543 1544 1545 1546 1547 1548 1549
1550 1551 1552 1553 1554 1555 1556 1557 1558 1559
1560 1561 1562 1563 1564 1565 1566 1567 1568 1569
1570 1571 1572 1573 1574 1575 1576 1577 1578 1579
1580 1581 1582 1583 1584 1585 1586 1587 1588 1589
1590 1591 1592 1593 1594 1595 1596 1597 1598 1599
C-40-4 rebuilt
4000 4001 4002 4003 4004 4005 4006 4007 4008 4009
4010 4011 4012 4013 4014 4015 4016 4017 4018 4019
4020 4021 4022 4023 4024 4025 4026 4027 4028 4029
4030 4031 4032 4033 4034 4035 4036 4037 4038 4039
4040 4041 4042 4043 4044 4045 4046 4047 4048 4049
4050 4051 4052 4053 4054 4055 4056 4057 4058 4059
4060 4061 4062 4063 4064 4065 4066 4067 4068 4069
4070 4071 4072 4073 4074 4075 4076 4077 4078 4079
4080 4081 4082 4083 4084 4085 4086 4087 4088 4089
4090 4091 4092 4093 4094 4095 4096 4097 4098 4099
4100 4101 4102 4103 4104 4105 4106 4107 4108 4109
4110 4111 4112 4113 4114 4115 4116 4117 4118 4119
4122 4127 4128 4129

(C) 1974, 1998 - Dick Leonhardt, Caboose #1424 at Monterey, CA.

© Dick Leonhardt

see the C-40-4 Walkaround see the C-40-4 rebuild Walkaround see the C-40-4 Photo
Collection for more photos

C-40-4's were built by Pacific Car & Foundry in 1961 for SP #1400-1599. These introduced a lot of new features, as well these had a taller bay than previous (C-30-x) units and exposed rivets on the bay.

Starting in 1973 one caboose from each class C-40-4, C40-5, C-40-6, C-40-7 and C-50-3 was rebuilt and renumbered. Most changes were internal, chemical retention toilets (no more sewer chute), roofwalks and end ladders were deleted and electrical and radio equipment was upgraded. Starting in 1974 thru early 1975, 123 14xx-15xx series were rebuilt becoming the 4000-4129 series class, the 4120-4121 and 4123-27 numbers were not used... As with the loco rebuilding programs, cabooses were given the next number out, so they were not renumbered sequentially with their old numbers.

new features:

  • double 'frog-eye' roof mounted marker lights,
  • external fuel tank,
  • roller bearing trucks,
  • as built all orange bays

Details:

  • roofwalks and end ladders as built,
  • 'funky' smoke-jack as per the Athearn kit,
  • partial end-plate on the roof ends,
  • square cornered bay windows,
  • side and end windows have square corners,
  • three windows on the fuel tank side
  • two windows the other side,
  • notched sill no axle-hung generator,
  • delivered with:
    • mineral red with orange bays and end walls,

from D. Scott Chatfield: Athearn C-40-4 modeling notes:

I found that the Athearn cab is indeed a very close model to the C-40-4 class, as built, including that funky smokejack. Most (lost?) the square fuel tank (the underhanging box on the right side) by the early '70s. The main mistake is that the markers and antenna should be on opposite sides of the roof from where they are. The Whitehead & Kales C-40-5 and International C-40-6 have a much bigger, tubular fuel tank under the right side bay window, but their markers and antenna are mounted in a mirror image of the C-40-4's (in other words, they match the way the Athearn cab has them). The -5 and -6 are very similar, except the -5 is riveted while the -6 is welded. The later International C-40-7 and early C-50 classes had fewer windows when built and a host of other minor differences.

One significant thing about the C-40-4 class is they were the only cabs delivered with the entire bay window painted orange.

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