Model Railroading > Combination caboose 349

The Katy scratchbuilt theirs from wood, mine is scratchbuilt using styrene.

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Hey!  I'll give ya $2 for that thing.

Looks great!  Do you have any pictures of the prototype that you can share?

Thanks,
- Jeff Carlson

Prptotype photo as requested

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Nicely done! Where did you locate the parts or did you build those from scratch also? i.e. windows, steps, cupola etc  

Nice!!  It's a whole train in 1 car.

Now, let's see ya do it in 1 1/2" scale   <G>

-LD

LarryDoyle Wrote:
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> Nice!!  It's a whole train in 1 car.
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> Now, let's see ya do it in 1 1/2" scale  
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> -LD

Dont think that hasn't been compemplated already.
 

Would that be a drover's caboose?

Where the personnel attending to the livestock (aka cowboy's) went along with the herd (aka cows) to the new destination, not being the slaughterhouse but another field or Ranch. If so the train would include a number of livestock cars and would be subject to the rules about livestock rest and watering (the cows not the cowboys).

Date: 06/28/13 23:24
Drovers Caboose
http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?11,3113948

But then again SSW had a very similar 'long caboose' which is reported to be for regular passengers in mixed train service, Apparently one is being restored:

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=115373

But wait, there's more. Google found the KATY Historical site, they say 10 were built but call them drover type caboose:

"Built to handle mail, baggage and passengers on the Katy's branch lines in Texas, they seated 18 passengers."

http://www.katyrailroad.org/cab346.htm

Maybe 'combination' is the best description after all. Nice work on the scratchbuild.



Edited 4 time(s). Last edit at 02/20/17 20:30 by TCnR.

That is some skill! How long was that car in 1:1?

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WWM, wil you have it ready for the ILS Dog Daze Run?

LarryDoyle Wrote:
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> Nice!!  It's a whole train in 1 car.
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> Now, let's see ya do it in 1 1/2" scale  
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> -LD

Thanks a lot for this.  That sure is a bizarre design, with the cupola all the way on the end like that.

Well done,
- Jeff Carlson

WrongWayMurphy Wrote:
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> Prptotype photo as requested

SSW had similar cars with the cupola at the very end, due to the door location. This car looks like it was rebuilt from a 50' outside braced box car.

Brian Ehni

D&H had a bunch of wood cabooses of conventional length with end cupolas.....see enclosed internet-found image.

Bob



bnsfsd70 Wrote:
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> Thanks a lot for this.  That sure is a bizarre
> design, with the cupola all the way on the end
> like that.
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> Well done,
> - Jeff Carlson
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> WrongWayMurphy Wrote:
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> > Prptotype photo as requested

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Very nice job on that caboose .....WWM .

Bob