Photo by Mike Hartman
Acquired in 1986, caboose #92830 was constructed in the Reading shops in 1936. The above picture is from the late 1980s and shows freshly painted #92830 along with #92936. Although sheathed in steel, the 92830 is actually older than its wood sheathed brother #92936.

#92830 was one of the first Reading cabooses with a Duryea cushion underframe. The trucks have CNJ markings because they were part of a CNJ order from Birdsboro Steel. Reading Conductor Forrest Trittenbach, who worked the Perkiomen Branch, arranged for #92830 to be donated for display at a park in Emmaus. Unfortunately the caboose became hangout and proved to be a liability for the park. Next the caboose was acquired by Railways to Yesterday, but was moved by and stored at McHugh Brothers Heavy Hauling of Penndel, PA. Railways to Yesterday never utilized the caboose and in September 1986 McHugh Brothers again moved the caboose from Penndel to Kempton. The caboose is special in that it was never modernized and retains its original appearance inside and out. Also of note is that the wheels were welded to the rails while at the park. The wheels were slowly re-contoured over the years at the WK&S thanks to a set of abrasive brake shoes.

This picture shows McHugh Brothers moving #92830.

A nice b&w portrait of #92830 from November 1990.