Roger, Actually, I'd say the crew was rather fortunate,all things
considered. Great picture.
Gary Carmichael
In a message dated 9/13/2012 8:51:19 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[email protected] writes:
[_Attachment(s)_ (mip://0a273b78/default.html#TopText) from Roger Nulton
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Here’s an early Monon work caboose in an unfortunate position.
Roger Nulton
From: _Bob Werre_ (mailto:[email protected])
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2012 7:04 AM
To: [email protected]_ (mailto:[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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