Here's an Atlas EV caboose that I modified and weathered a bit:
I have a few more BN cabooses (or is it cabeese?) that I can get pictures for, including an oddball when I finish it.
Vincent
Wants: 1. high-quality, sound equipped, SD40-2s, C636s, C30-7s, and F-units in BN. As for ones that don't cost an arm and a leg, that's out of the question....
2. An end to the limited-production and other crap that makes models harder to get and more expensive.
Let's go with some classic Milwaukee Road action
Where's your favorite?
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William
Here is one that I did, many years ago.
The GM&O ran through town, and had a small station. In 1972, they still had an outhouse!
The above Monon, reminds me of an early Rock Island transfer caboose. A wooden composite boxcar. They added side ladders, and a bench seat on the roof! Lucius Beebe era equipment.
Here is another Chessie System Safety Slogan.
Enjoying all the caboose shots.
Where's yours?
Don't be shy....
Let's Party !!
Here's a head end caboose
"I am lapidary but not eristic when I use big words." - William F. Buckley
I haven't been sleeping. I'm afraid I'll dream I'm in a coma and then wake up unconscious. -Stephen Wright
Darren (BLHS & CRRM Lifetime Member)
Delaware and Hudson Virtual Museum (DHVM), Railroad Adventures (RRAdventures)
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Finally, had some free time, to take a few pictures.
Here is a cool favorite.
Rio Grande - The Action Road
Burlington Route wide visions ran well into the Burlington Northern era.
Let's go with a CB&Q.......waycar.
To be the caboose for my Rail Baron Consist but haven't' decided if/how it will be detailed...
A hazy day, and a passing Norfolk and Western caboose.
The last caboose here is from the Northern Pacific 1000/1050 series of steel cabooses built to replace the the wood 24 footers. It's my understanding that train crews did not like these cabooses as well as the wood cabooses as they were much colder in the winter.
This caboose was kit bashed from an Athearn cupola caboose kit. All rivets were sanded off. Some of the windows were filled in; or filled in and new ones made in the correct locations. The cupola was widened out to the car sides and made taller, filler parts were added under the eves of the vestibules and new end railings and ladders made. The equipment on the underside was changed around some, to more closely resemble how N.P. had the equipment laid out.
At some future point I plan to build one of these cabooses; or, maybe the 1051/1100 series, which had the same width cupolas but they the cupolas weren't as tall. When I do this, I'm thinking about posting a kit bash build of the process, here on Model Railroader's Forum.
NP 2626 "Northern Pacific, really terrific"
Northern Pacific Railway Historical Association: http://www.nprha.org/
I see your NP's and raise you another D&H
Here is another N.P. 24 footer, this time built from a Gloor Craft wood kit I snagged on Ebay. Again, a very nice kit that was a bunch of fun to build.
Here is my Northern Pacific 24 foot wood caboose built from an American Model Builders wood kit. These kits build into first class models and are a lot of fun to build! (Guess I should have dusted the rood off)
Some of my cabooses
Guy
Modeling CNR in the 50's
Happy Easter
Soo Line had some colorful ones.
Quick instructions
Shoot the picture
Downland from your camera, and save on your computer
Edit if you wish, and save that picture
Upload to Photobucket and copy the direct link.
Open the reply post here
Paste the link in the image box in your reply.
Hope this helps.
Good greif! What a process!
NP2626
Here is a link to a post I did that explains in detail how to post pictures:
http://cs.trains.com/TRCCS/forums/p/181001/1981556.aspx#1981556
I am sorry if is a bit long winded but it was designed to help real computer dinosaurs, like me!
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
How are you guys posting photos here? What do you feel is the easiest merthod? If I understood the process, I would post some photos of my N.P. Cabooses.
Chessie Safety Slogan scheme caboose, was a great find on the end of a train.