Re: Eight wheel Caboose on C&Sng?

Posted by Derrell Poole on Mar 31, 2015; 2:28am
URL: http://c-sng-discussion-forum.254.s1.nabble.com/Eight-wheel-Caboose-on-C-Sng-tp488p1974.html

It's a good argument Jim. It has always bugged me that they put that "trip-wire" at the corner of the cupola. Some one like me (the biggest klutz any of you know) would be sure to stumble over it as I tried to circumvent the cupola. It stands to reason that one could egress from the side windows too - thus the diagonal of this "brace". In fact it occurs to me that even after end windows were closed up the cross brackets inside the cupola side windows may have been installed to stop egress after the safety rules had changed - just a thought. 1007 retained its walks around the cupola  - and they went all the way around - apparently until it was scrapped about 1930. I don't think any of the others did. I've noticed that 1003 with 44 in Vol. VI only had a ladder on the B end. There is a photo of 1009 at Grant without an A end ladder as well. It is interesting to note how many trains have the B end of the caboose connected to the train and the Munnnn-KEEE TAIL.... hanging off the A end - which corresponds to these two cars without A end ladders. (There may be a "story" here, esplainnin' why 306 and 310 had B end cupolas). It may yet all make sense if we stay focused (as I ignore the fuzzy dice...)