"A stranger is just a friend you haven't met yet" I'd like to thank the following persons and organizations for allowing me to use their material, their advice and their assistance in these pages.   Without these folks, this site would be just a bunch of photos on the net. I've tried to include everyone that has contributed, if you should be listed and aren't, please let me know. I don't want to miss any of you. Thank You One and All.   Elvin Klepzig
Keith AlanK	- Thanks for your images of the KO&G Caboose. Thank You.
Charles W Allen	- Thanks for your image of the Texas Caboose. Thank You.
Mark Allen	- A long time friend, modeler and railroading companion.   Mark is now doing custom modeling (particularly assembly and weathering) in HO scale under the "Fallen Flags Scale Models" name.   He has a table at the Chicago area swap meets or contact me.   I've watched him assemble a "Branchline" kit in under 30 minutes without a flaw.
Randy Ates	- Sent in information and photos of MP 1154.   Thank you.
Thomas Austin	- MPHS member and current Archivist for the MPHS.   Thank you.
Larry Ayers	- A caboose owner in Texas.   Thank you.
E V Bale	- Sent in photos years ago before this site was even a thought
Dave Bales	- is sharing some of his photos of MP cabs. Thanks Dave.
Steve Barker	- is sharing some of his shots here, Thank You
Gary Barnet	- is sharing some of his photos here
Steve Baukum	- shared his shots of a Texas caboose
Jim Beltz	- A friend in Kansas that is sending in photos and reports of cabooses there.   Thank you.
Susan Brown	- is sharing some of her photos of their caboose.
Greg Brubaker	- President of Aero Incorporated Stock Photography
Vince Brunette	- Thanks for sending in updated photos of the Pleasant Hill MO caboose.
Ned Burgess	- for his nice shot of MP 13546 in St Louis.   Thank You.
Hugh Cain	- Hugh is submitting images of various cabooses he's photographed..   Thank you
John F Campbell	- John sent his remarks and some photos on the MP cabooses that went to work on the LS&I and the GBW railroads.   Thank you for your efforts
Dylan Cantrell	- Dylan volunteered his photos and we apprectiate his efforts.   Thank you
John Caples	- John is one of the caboose chairs for Missouri and has shared some of his images here.   Thank you.
Herman Carney	- Thank You for the trouble you went to getting photos from Campo, California for the site
Bill Cobb	- Bill shoots primarily depots but did have some shots of the MP cabooses he ran across and is sharing them here.   Thanks Bill
Jeremy Cole	- One of my "Eastern" contacts.   Thank you for your efforts
Jack Corcoran	- a friend of many years.   See his modeling in that section and he also photos MP cabooses when he finds them.
John Cudd	- One of my "Eastern" contacts.   John also helped us learn that we were mistaken on one caboose we were investigating.   His efforts on the Plant City, Florida caboose was really nice.   Thank you for your efforts
Ted Curphey	- is sharing some of his shots here, Thank You
Hardy Daniel	- is sharing some of his photos of his caboose
John Darnell	- contributed some caboose images from Helena, AR. Thanks
Chuck Doolittle	- Thank you for your shot of the SBW in La Salle, Colorado.
Charlie Duckworth	- A past President of the MPHS, a Life Member of the MPHS and an employee of the Union Pacific Railroad, he is sharing some of his in service shots
Joe Dusel	- I first heard of Joe when he posted some photos to the MOPAC list to see what they were.   He has been great in providing information on his caboose
Thomas Eisenhour	- Tom kindly sent in updated photos of the caboose and depot in Kyle Texas after they're move. Thanks.
David Epling	- David has photos posted all over the net and is sharing some of his west coast shots here
Tom Fassett	- of Rail Transfer Station sent a shot of one of the SBWs in action.   Thanks.
Peter Ferraro	- who found and photographed a MP caboose in Massachusetts.   Thank You
Matt Fick	- Matt is sending in some of his shots from Texas. Thanks!
Don Fisher	- Vice President, Railroad Museum of Long Island, is helping with information on the cabooses at Riverhead, NY. Thanks Don.
Gordon Garrett	- Shareing his historical postcard images. Thank you.
Michael "Jolly" Goodfellow	- of Jolly's Utah Depot (retired).
Steve Goss	- Finding Steve was kind of a fluke.   I did a search on cabooses in Texas and the last listing in the search was a comment someone had made about being to a photographers seminar in Fort Worth and taking pictures of his son with the tourist railroads caboose.   I contacted Steve and asked about the photos he had.   He replied that they wouldn't work for what I needed but he was going back to the seminar and would get some shots then.   That's how the extra shots of the Tarantula caboose came to be.   How nice can one man be?
David Greenberg	- David's photos are up courtesy of Larry Platt's collection.   Thank you both.
Todd Greuter	- of the "Screaming Eagles" site.   A past member and pastWebMaster of the MPHS site.   Todd has his very impressive site at Screaming Eagles.
Nathan Griffin	- contributes caboose photos to many sites and some of his are here as well.   Thank you.
Eddie Gross	- for looking up the Charlotte, MI caboose and sending a photo.   Thank you.
J Guidry	- sent in photos courtesy of Ray Markel.
John A. Gurdak	- of UNCLE DAVE'S BRASS TRAINS for the brass model shots.   Check out their site for the latest in the brass models market.
Brian Hadley	- for reporting the Lufkin TX caboose and sharing his photo, Thank You.
Michael Hale	- for your shots for Sikeston and some in Kentucky.
Don Harper	- Don lives in south Texas and works with the museum in Galveston, Texas.   Thank you.
Michael Havey	- long time member of the MPHS.   Michael has kept a list of cabooses on his own for some time and was kind enough to share that information and some photos with the rest of us.
Bill Herbert	- One of the Life Members of the MPHS, Bill is again helping out here with his photos.
David Herman	- Thank you for submitting photos of your new caboose, MP 12097 in Sisters, Oregon.
Samuel Herschbein	- I know Samuel through the internet.   He was kind enough to photograph the caboose in Prineville, Oregon just for this sites use.   His site is here.
Fred Hilgenberg	- from the Chicago, Illinois area, Fred found the long lost KO&G caboose. Thanks Fred.
David Hoge	- of the Arkansas Trains site is sharing his MP caboose photos here.   David has a page on Cabooses in Arkansas so check his site for new photos that he is adding.
Gerald A Hook	- his photos are from the collection of Roger Kirkpatrick and are most welcome.
Jerry Howe	- Long time MPHS member, original WebMaster of the MPHS site, past Archivist for the MPHS and a past moderator on the MOPAC list.   Jerry passed in 2003.   His presence is missed.
Brad Hufnagel	- Brad contributed some in action shots through the MoPac list on Yahoo.   Thank You.
Randy Keller	- was kind enough to offer his shots of MP cabooses to show here, Thank You.
Grant Kern	- is sharing some of his shots here, Thank You.
John King	- sent in some photos of his caboose via Roger Kirkpatrick.   Thank you.
Roger Kirkpatrick	- Roger is compiling lists of preserved cabooses through out the USA for anyone that wants to know.   You will find his name associated with about every preserved caboose list on the internet.   He has kept me up to date on the information he is receiving and has been a great help in proof reading the site.   He has sent in many of these photos.
Duane Koss	- is sending in various shots he's taken in his travels.   Thank you.
David Lee	- sent in a shot of his caboose in the snow in Ohio plus images of other MP cabooses that were sold out east.
Bradley Linda	- for reporting on a lost MP caboose and providing us a photo of it.   Thank You.
C Lilly	- for sending in his shots of his MP caboose.   Thank You.
Sam Loyd	- thanks for your efforts in tracking down the SBW in Sedalia, MO and sending in other photos for folks to enjoy.   Thank You.
Joe Lupinacci	- Thank you for providing the photo and information on the NY cabooses.
Ray Markel	- Ray has been hunting down the cabooses in Texas and a bunch of miscellaneous cabooses as well and sending them in.   His help has been really nice.
Tim Martin	- Tim is helping with the hard to find LS&I xMP cabooses up north.   Thanks.
Justin May	- Justin heard about our need for photos of the Florida cabooses and was able to help us there.   Appreciate your efforts.
Lowell G. McManus	- Thank You for sending in the photo of the De Quincy, LA caboose.
Ed Mertes	- Ed is a member of the ARCHES - American Railway Caboose Historical Educational Society, Inc. organization.   Check them out as they work to educate folks about cabooses around the country.   Thank You.
G J Michels, Jr	- Author of Cabooses of the Missouri Pacific Lines, long standing member of the MPHS, past President of the MPHS and a Life Member.   Jerry's book really got me started looking for these cabooses.   His list in the book along with the work of Roger Kirkpatrick and Michael Havey lead to this site and the Saved Caboose pages and photos.   If you own a former Missouri Pacific caboose, you owe it to yourself to own a copy of this book.   Follow the link and order it direct from the Missouri Pacific Historical Society.
Mike Murray	- MPHS member and friend is sharing his MP caboose photos here.
Christopher Palmeri	- is sharing some of his shots here, Thank You.   His LOUISIANA·RAIL·SITE.
Sheldon Perry	- is sharing his shots of the Camas Prairie MP cabooses here, Thank You.   .
Derek Pinsonat	- I first heard of Derek on the MOPAC list when he posted the yellow MP caboose photos.   He is sharing them here.
Larry Platt	- whose travels have enabled him to shoot some of the harder to get at cabooses.   Larry has some more shots of cabooses up at his caboose page.
A Polansky	- for letting me use his shot from West, TX
Bill Pollard	- Thanks for sending the information on the Prescott, Arkansas cabooses.
John Rainey	- for photos of the Rockdale and Temple, Texas cabooses.   Thank You.
Ben Ringnalda	- Thanks for your efforts in getting the shots of the Granbury, TX caboose.
Randy Roberson	- sent photos of the Kinder, LA caboose.
R C Robinson	- Thank you for your efforts.
Kerry Robertson	- Thank you for your efforts.
Donna Rodeghiero	- for your continuing efforts to keep me informed on the restoration efforts in Beecher, IL.   Thank You.
Don Ross	- of Don's Rail Photos has thousands of photos on line.
Joe Salamon Dave Salamon	- Father and son team.   Thanks for tracking our moving caboose in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
John Salisbury	- Sharing several photos he has taken during his travels as he buys and sells these cabooses.
Alan Schenkel	- Sharing a shot of a MP SBW working in Colorado.
Gene Semon	- Long time MPHS member, past officer and now the press liaison for the MPHS.
Marie Shipwright	- A Missouri Pacific caboose owner and proud of it!
Robert Shook	- sent in that nice shot of the caboose on it's way to Maryland.   Nice work!
Greg Slaton	- sent in shots of hard to find MP caboose.   Thank you.
Bob Sibley	- for his photos and information on the Jasper, TX caboose.   Thank you.
Don Smith	- long time MPHS member found and contributed photos of a former MP caboose that went to the AL&M Railroad. Thanks Don.
Larry Smith	- of the CMK&L Railroad site.   A MPHS member, Larry has helped with photos and information on the cabooses in SW Missouri.   He is a member of the Ozark Model Railroad Association in Springfield, Missouri.
Karl Sollmann	- sharing some of his shots from the Kansas City area.
Richard Spencer	- Richard works for the Kosciusko & Southwestern Railway which has some other MP equipment.
Tom Stolte	- Tom runs his custom decal business, has a nice selection of MP photos on line and is a member of the MPHS.
Jane Tift	- Thanks for sending in the photos and information on your MP caboose.
Dick Tinder	- Thanks for your photos of the Fairfield, Iowa cabooses.
Tom Tomblin	- of Canadian Model Trains Inc. for the use of his shots of MP brass caboose models.   Check out their site for the latest in MP brass caboose models.
Train Web	- Their site has photos free for posting just for a credit line.   They had a shot of one of the saved cabooses.
Bryan Turner	- Bryan sent in the shots of the Walking Horse and Eastern Caboose which was hard to get to. Nice job Bryan.
Robert D Ulberg	- Bob has provided some of the stranger photos such as the DUPX xMP cabooses and some of the equipment at Train Mountain.
Don Vaughn	- Don was kind enough to provide a shot of the caboose at Marshall, Missouri
Evan Werkema	- Thanks for finding the number on the Abilene caboose
Chuck White	- A personal friend from the Ridge Line Model Railroad days, he sent in some of his BN shots. Thanks Chuck.
Kathi Wysong	- Nevada/Vernon County Chamber of Commerce, Thank you.
Dennis Zaccardi	- Thanks for reporting the move of MP 12104 in Florida and your other information on the RR caboose list.

 

I'm not including contact information for internet security reasons and because most of these folks can be contacted through the MOPAC list OR the RRcaboose list at YaHoo-Groups.