Project Description

Canadian National Railway 78653

Fleet Number: 78653 Built: 19–
System: Canadian National Railway Retired: 1980
Builder: Acquired: 2019
Type: Caboose Status: Unrestored – Operational

Originally a box car used by Grand Truck Railway before CN rebuilt it into a caboose in 1948. It was retired around 1980, moved to a private property in Newtonville in 1984 and completely restored. It was then relocated to Richmond Hill in 1999, and eventually acquired by our museum.