Waycar #14584 cupola plaque

Lisle Station Park / Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Waycar #14584 / In 1881 Waycar #14584 was constructed by the CB & Q Railroad in Aurora, Il. Crew cars such as this are referred to as cabooses, however, the term waycar is specific to the CB & Q. / Trains that traveled the Burlington route between Aurora and Chicago, on which Lisle was a stop, carried this type of waycar. It provided a place for the crew who operated the train to cook and sleep. / The last wooden waycars still in use by the CB & Q were retired during the 1970's. Waycar #14584 was retired in 1976. / In a cooperative effort between the Lisle Heritage Society, Lisle Park District and Apple Chevrolet, Waycar #14584 was acquired and moved to this site in 1998.