Caboose Tribute Party

[G Paine]

MEC 556 is an old Roundhouse truss rod caboose similar to the prototype. It's painted in the MEC pre-1955 color scheme - boxcar red sides and cabose red ends

MEC 646 is one of a series of cabooses MEC converted from old boxcars in the 1960s; I kitbashed it from an Athearn blue box boxcar and wide vision caboose

I have a number of others, but have not photographed them - maybe I should

[Railphotog]

My most recently acquired caboose, a model by Rapido Trains of a local shortline that operates former CPR cabeese.   All I did was add a bit of weathering to the chassis, trucks and ends so they would show up better.  Comes with interior details and lighting, and operating marker lights:

 

 

 

[Mike Kieran]

Here's my contribution, the Port Able Railway's caboose/shoving platform:

[doctorwayne]

A slightly modified Athearn caboose:

...and a slightly modified one from Trueline:

one from Sylvan (kit):

Athearn bay window caboose:

Re-built Athearn caboose:

 

Wayne

[leighant]

Shown previous but...

I had a close-to-prototype (I thought) Santa Fe-based East Texas layout with a semi-freelance shortline logging connection based on elements of the Moscow, Camden and St. Augustine, the Texas South-Eastern, and Kirby Lumber Co. trams.

The Kadee/MicroTrains wood caboose with inward-slanting cupola was not a Sant Fe prototype- it was SP.  But theTexas South-Eastern had an ex-SP wood caboose.  So my Kadee/MTL caboose went to the shortline, named Johnston and East Texas for the fictitious town of Johnston, named for my modeling friend, the late Ron Johnston.  The reporting marks "JET" was a joke since the logging line was the slowest thing around.

On this line, possibly run in a less-formal manner than the big trunklines, the conductor "hired" his dog as his assistant.

Show me..... oh wait, that's another thread.  I guess this thread is all "show me a caboose."

[BRAKIE]

N&W caboose at Slate Creek yard.

A Chessie caboose.

[IVRW]

Phil, that bobber looks really nice. Where did you get the kit? Also, your layout looks spectacular, any chance of us seeing a lot more photos from it in the next Friday-Sunday time period?

[shayfan84325]

Here's my Kadee logging caboose on a bridge:

And this one leaving the Butte Creek station.  I built it from one of those etched brass kits that you solder together.  It was intended to be HOn3, and standard gauge trucks wouldn't fit, so I made it a 4-wheel bobber:

[georgev]

Here's a couple of shots of my railroad cabii...cabeese... caboosesese.  This first one is an old P2K undec model that got the paint/lettering treatment.

Sorry this shot is a bit our of focus.  These two are the Walthers wood caboose model, the ones where you get to drill a bazillion holes for the grab irons, that were stripped of the yellow C&O paint scheme.  Walthers had a twofer fire sale some years back that was too good to resist.  Since the roof of these models is removable I decided to paint the roofs black and use a brighter red similar to a couple of P2K caboose I have, factory painted in a Western Maryland scheme like this that looks pretty good.  The all tuscan color in the first caboose is because it was painted during a period of expense reduction for the railroad..  that's my story and I am sticking to it!      

George V.  

[CP5415]

Cabooses haven't gone away from my railroad. I keep buying them when I see one I want. New/used, wood or steel, doesn't matter.

This one, I know isn't prototypical for CP, but it was my Dad's from the 60's & it was in the house while I was growing up. It's a Crown body that fits right onto a Athearn BB chassis.

Gordon

[ChadLRyan]

Cool man, enjoy them while you/we can!!!! 

I miss them, but I miss trains in general, the MILW was torn out in 1986 round here 9in IA & MN, but where I worked in suburburban Chitown, they called the Metra run the 'Old Milwaukee Line'  (which was west through Elgin, where I was) & not connecting to Milwaulkee, WI   -but, the IL to IA grain lines!   Which ICE/DME ran/does run -as CP now..  However, I never saw their corporate caboose, yes they do have one!!      -Later

[Odie]

Don't fret...around my area, NS still has a few old Conrail caboose sitting in the local yards for use on some local trains and various yard activities. I have a few pics here of the local crew shifting the Hershey Chocolate plant with a caboose in tow recently.

[ChadLRyan]

Hey Gill,

I didn't mean that like a stichk, I really like the model, & wish I had one!  Again excellent work! 

(Honestly, I'm sheltered to Locals & Shortlines outside my area, please allow my apologies, & hungriness to learn more, in an over excited [panting black lab type] fasion!)

For me, other than my town park train, -I freelanced a bit here, but it is a pretty much stock DM&iR boosie (didn't see that coming!!) Yes, I get WI & MN Public TV on good nights, & their "Iron Town" series, & Milwaukee series are just incredible & inspiring!!!! Awesoeme things happened in those days, when America really was forward!!!

Well here is one in the respect of MN Missabe!

Although I didn't see this one in the vintage films, I felt the spirit!!!!  

[Gil Janus]

The New England Central Railroad has one ex-CV caboose, #4044, still in almost daily use on the "chip" train that runs from Swanton down to Burlington because of the reverse moves thru Essex Junction.

See http://photos.greatrails.net/s/?p=185565

and http://photos.greatrails.net/s/?p=104391

and these 4 photos of  http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/rsPicture.aspx?id=261017

Not everyone who likes the CV lives in Vermont, so don't feel bad. The NS uses them on the coal runs in and out of the mines - but that's not near you either.

 

My under-construction Brooklyn based shortline will not be using one - a 4-block long waterfront shortline doesn't really need one - but I might add one to use as an office - the real waterfront lines in Brooklyn used them that way.

 

Gil, known as Bill somedays ...

 

[ChadLRyan]

Gill.

Please forgive my locality, but I seem to remenber hearing the call of "Central Vermont!"

Let me know if I am on track or totally derailed!

Looks like a nice unit, well maintained too!  Nice work!

Seriously when I travel, I see the big 4 (not includig shorts):  BNSF, UP, CSX, NS, on a very few occasian I may see KCS, CP, CN, & all the above shared partners ..

Wish they still had some beease, to both identify with, & enjoy!!! 

[Gil Janus]

One of my favorites - a wooden caboose - the CV used them into the 1970s.

 

 

GIl, known as Bill somedays ...

[GP39]

Thanks for the responses!

I have to add one of my personal favorites.... a pan shot.

Hope to see a ton of caboose shots.

Cheers!

William

[ChadLRyan]

Hey John,

Say, I have one of those, & it is one of my first attempts at an interior, & figures, went well too! 

Love those Logging Bobbers!!!

 

 

[IVRW]

Here is a typical "bobber", but boy, does it look toy-like. I have special plans for it, though.

 

Here is the other Caboose that I have, a Kadee Logging caboose.

 

But this is by far, my favorite shot of a caboose to date.

 

Enjoy!

[ChadLRyan]

Hey, this might be pretty cool!

I took an Undec MILW Rib Side & assigned it to ICE/DME (as early Loco power came to DME from MILW & SOO), so it is not too out of line!

Although not striped & decaled yet.. (this may be the inspiration needed to finish it!)

 Later, look forward to more!!!

[BATMAN]

What a "Crummy" idea for a thread. Well here is the three I own. Please excuse my far from finished layout.

And a lonely prototype wondering why he was left behind at Brookmere B.C.

 

 I love Cabooses. I hope we get lots of pic's.

 

                                                            Brent

[GP39]

I miss the caboose on the prototypes. FRED sucks.

The caboose lives on in model railroads, and are great to see in everyone's pics.

Let's have a Caboose Tribute Party !

Climb aboard......    Let's see your favorites !! 

 

 

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