Here’s an early Monon work caboose in an unfortunate position.
Roger Nulton

From: Bob Werre 
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2012 7:04 AM
To: [email protected] 
Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Re: Drovers caboose

  
I agree Bill,  we don't like our hot sauce coming from New York City either!  

One of the cars that Frank built which used left over parts from the Kinsman 
passenger cars was more of a work caboose, I believe.  Seems somebody did 
something similar with the old time AF car also.

At the Wisconsin NASG, I purchased a box from the late Russ Mobley estate 
labeled 'drovers caboose'.  Russ had called me sometime before his death and we 
discussed such a project.  What I purchased ended up being just a bunch of 
weird parts, no plans and nowhere near a caboose.  

I would like one eventually, but I think most prototypes were individualized by 
each railroad if not one of the kind.  I think I have a copy of the Beebe & 
Clegg book (don't recall which one) that featured many odd-ball cabooses used 
on mixed trains--many of them in the Southeastern states.  I have many books on 
the upper Mid-western railroads that I model, but have found almost no 
references to drover's cabooses--although I confess I really haven't looked 
that hard either.

Bob Werre
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