C-7 Class Description
- Manufactured by the International Railway Car Co. for the Nickel Plate Road
- 25 units were constructed
- Bay window observation
- The last cabooses produced for the NPR
CABOOSE 470
- Built for the Nickel Plate Road in 1962
- Acquired by the N&W in a 1964 merger
- Renumbered to N&W 557470
- Donated to the Museum in the 1980s by the Norfolk & Western Railway Co.
Class Specifications
- Length (coupled): 41 ft
- Height: 14 ft 3 in
- Width: 10 ft 7 in
- Weight: 48,100 lbs