National Register of Historic Places

Kansas City Southern Railway Caboose #383

Gravette, Benton County, Arkansas
Listed
September 22, 2010
Type
Structure
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
10000782

About this property

The Kansas City Southern Railway Caboose No. 383 is a historic railroad caboose in Centennial Park near Arkansas Highways 59 and 72 in Gravette, Arkansas. It was built in 1952 by the Louisiana and Arkansas Railroad, a division of the Kansas City Southern Railway, and served the latter until 1990. It was given to the city of Gravette in 1991, which had the vehicle restored and placed in the park. The caboose illustrates advances in caboose design, because it was built with bay windows rather than a cupola for observing the train, a change necessitated by increasing large loads being carried. The caboose was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.

Location

Gravette, Benton County, Arkansas
36.42369, -94.45392

Categories

ENGINEERINGTRANSPORTATION
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

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When was Kansas City Southern Railway Caboose #383 listed on the National Register?

Kansas City Southern Railway Caboose #383 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 22, 2010.

What type of historic resource is Kansas City Southern Railway Caboose #383?

Kansas City Southern Railway Caboose #383 is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Kansas City Southern Railway Caboose #383 is recorded as the industrial era.

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