Re: Eight wheel Caboose on C&Sng?
Posted by Derrell Poole on
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1002 post Feb. 1912 Idaho Springs (and probably more mid decade).
Jim, I don't have a solid conviction that the 12th car was 303. I've pointed out that the 1903 dimensions of 303 were the largest of the cars notated though we have to believe 302 would have been even bigger. For a car that could have been the very oldest of all the ng cabooses it seems pretty "heavy". But that is no argument. Nothing says the oldest cars had to be the smallest nor would it account for the car having been rebuilt prior to becoming C&S. So you can't follow my thoughts beyond that - nope! No gut feelings on that one. (Gut feelings on other points are based on vague information and some deductive reasoning but liberally doused with caution.) And I cannot answer the questions concerning similarity between 303, 306, and 310 for any given point other than to refer back to the 1903 roster where 303 was 14' 6" long inside, 306 was 12' 6" inside and 310 was 12' 4" inside. 303 was also 5 " wider than the other two. So they were not exactly alike. Furthermore if the 1903 dimensions are to be taken as accurate long bodied cars were more a result of the 1908 rebuild. For instance 300 and 301 were the shortest of all the dimensions noted (11'10.5" inside). 310 was actually 1 inch longer that 311. 304 was not noted so we don't know if 1003 was always long or not. But the overall jest is that they were all about 13' long door knob to door knob (except 303).
Good luck with your caboose retro program. I'm working on 304 and 300 right now. Well... "right now" being more of a concept than a reality... Post photos as Derrell likes photos.
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1002 post Feb. 1912 Idaho Springs (and probably more mid decade).
Jim, I don't have a solid conviction that the 12th car was 303. I've pointed out that the 1903 dimensions of 303 were the largest of the cars notated though we have to believe 302 would have been even bigger. For a car that could have been the very oldest of all the ng cabooses it seems pretty "heavy". But that is no argument. Nothing says the oldest cars had to be the smallest nor would it account for the car having been rebuilt prior to becoming C&S. So you can't follow my thoughts beyond that - nope! No gut feelings on that one. (Gut feelings on other points are based on vague information and some deductive reasoning but liberally doused with caution.) And I cannot answer the questions concerning similarity between 303, 306, and 310 for any given point other than to refer back to the 1903 roster where 303 was 14' 6" long inside, 306 was 12' 6" inside and 310 was 12' 4" inside. 303 was also 5 " wider than the other two. So they were not exactly alike. Furthermore if the 1903 dimensions are to be taken as accurate long bodied cars were more a result of the 1908 rebuild. For instance 300 and 301 were the shortest of all the dimensions noted (11'10.5" inside). 310 was actually 1 inch longer that 311. 304 was not noted so we don't know if 1003 was always long or not. But the overall jest is that they were all about 13' long door knob to door knob (except 303).
Good luck with your caboose retro program. I'm working on 304 and 300 right now. Well... "right now" being more of a concept than a reality... Post photos as Derrell likes photos.
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