Re: Short wheel base South Park / C&S cabooses.

Posted by John Greenly on
URL: http://c-sng-discussion-forum.254.s1.nabble.com/the-caboose-that-never-was-tp8369p9427.html

Jim,

Well done, now we have lots to look at.  On first look I would agree that none of these photos would be inconsistent with short wheelbases of the order of our 6' 3".  (the last photo is too nearly end-on to tell anything about, I think)

This brings up another question.  The best photo for details we have so far of a short wheelbase undercarriage is the 313 at Blackhawk, and that one is I think definitely not like the spidery equalized suspensions seen in the photos of Doug's mystery car and 306.   Were all the other cabooses not only short wheelbase, but also not configured like 306, but in fact like the lamentably murky structure under 313?   I sure wish we could get access to the negative of that photo, if it still exists, and make a print optimized for the shadow detail.  It's attributed to the Philip Ronfor collection in NG Pict VIII.  Does anybody here know about that collection?

This is quite fascinating.

John