Re: a second Caboose that Might Have Been.

Posted by John Greenly on
URL: http://c-sng-discussion-forum.254.s1.nabble.com/the-caboose-that-never-was-tp8369p9449.html

OK,

here's what  I was remembering about caboose DSP&P 80/ DL&G 1518/  C&S 313/1010.  In Derrell's second caboose article (November 1995 Outdoor Railroader),  He states that 1518 was not on the the DL&G inventory of Aug. 1894, but that it "reappeared" five months later, when Utah & Northern 1601 arrived.  He says, further, that "It is unknown where 1518 was but it may have been on loan or simply an inventory oversight. On the other hand, it does appear 1601 replaced a vacated road number after April, 1896. In fact, there was a precedent for filling vacated numbers with the purchase of used equipment."

Maybe indeed it is possible within the bounds of known information that 313 in Blackhawk in 1910 was not the original DSP&P 80, but another car that took the number after 1518 was wrecked or otherwise disposed of.  

In any case, I really can't justify the original 80 having had its rounded corners replaced with square ones for the photo in 1910 in Blackhawk, and then later re-replaced with rounded ones to become my 1010 Caboose that Never Was.  So I'm definitely giving up on 1010.  

Under this level of scrutiny, how long will 1011 remain a viable option?  Wait for the next installment….

Cheers,
John