LIRR class N22B bay window caboose C-63 was built in 1963 by the International Car company. When built, the N22B cabooses featured included a hot water tank, Kerosene stove, direct drop toilet and two bunks.

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LIRR rebuilt this caboose in the 1970's. During rebuild, the bunks were removed and markers were added on both ends of the caboose. A shelf was added where the bunk was to hold a battery pack to power the lights and new markers. Due to the railroad buying new "Flashing Rear End Devices," C-64 was finally retired from service in the early 1990's. After retirement, it sat in Dunkirk yard in Queens, NY with a few other cabooses, where it was heavily vandalized. C-63 was covered with graffiti and broken into on numerous occasions with all the copper plumbing taken out. 

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The Long Island Rail Road donated C-63 to Twin Forks in 2003 and the caboose was brought to Riverhead yard where it's been stored since. In 2019, C-63 went through a huge transformation. 

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It was the biggest project that the volunteers at Twin Forks have taken on since working on C-60 and the first time we did a full restoration. The caboose has received all new piping for the water, and the sink turns on for the first time in 20+ years. The stove is now operational, and the electrical system works once again. C-63 has been painted into the Long Islands MTA era Yellow and Blue paint scheme. C-63 is now used as a display car to show the public what a Long Island Rail Road caboose was like pre-retirement.

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To learn about the work that we did to the car, click here: Restoration of C-63