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Title: No one would have both a cupola and bay windows on a caboose, that's silly
Post by: on30gn15 on August 01, 2011, 01:10:09 PM
"No one would ever have both a cupola and bay windows on a caboose, that's just silly."
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You know that saying about never say never ...
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Title: Re: No one would have both a cupola and bay windows on a caboose, that's silly
Post by: WTierce1 on August 01, 2011, 03:32:41 PM
If you look it almost seems that it has generators on the wheels.
Title: Re: No one would have both a cupola and bay windows on a caboose, that's silly
Post by: jward on August 01, 2011, 03:55:39 PM
cabooses with both cupolas and bay windows were not as unusual as you'd think. penn central modified a whole series of former new haven cars by blakinig off the cupolas and adding bay windows.

the little pulley and belt is in fact an alternator or a generator used for lighting and charging the batteries. it worked similar to an alternator in a car. these were also common on cabooses.
Title: Re: No one would have both a cupola and bay windows on a caboose, that's silly
Post by: RAM on August 01, 2011, 10:49:56 PM
The Mop also had some old wooden cabooses.  They were what the Mop called a baggage-coach caboose which was built by the Mop for use in mixed train service on branch lines.
Title: Re: No one would have both a cupola and bay windows on a caboose, that's silly
Post by: Santa Fe buff on August 01, 2011, 11:58:57 PM
I've seen old wooden offset cupola and bay window combos, but never a centered one!  :P

I'm learned something!  ;)

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