Cabooses
RC&G 950
series
The
RC&G has a number of cabooses in various styles with no
duplicates.
Caboose
# 950 utilizes the body from a Bachmann bobber caboose with a
new frame to allow use of two standard trucks. Note: the photo
below is quite dated and the caboose has since been updated with
Aristo Delton classics trucks and the smaller gauge 1 couplers
that are body mounted. An updated photo will be supplied when
available.

Caboose
# 952 was bashed together from parts from several Bachmann bobber
cabooses prior to them releasing a long caboose. Like the one above,
this is also an older photo and it too has been upgraded with new trucks
and couplers.

Caboose
# 953 is a Bachmann car based on an EBT prototype. When acquired it
suffered from some of the same issues as their freight cars. The trucks
were not only inset too far but also were very short in their wheel base
and side frame height. The body also sat too high on the trucks. The
trucks were a problem as there are no correctly scaled Vulcan style
trucks available. Fortunately someone had uploaded correct scaled
drawings to Shapeways and I bought a set of printed side frames from
them. I still had to make bolster for them but that was fairly easy to
do. Other than those issues the caboose is a reasonably close copy of
the prototype with a nicely detailed interior. I added interior lighting
and illuminated marker lamps both powered by an on board rechargeable 9V
lithium battery.
Paiute
Lumber Company caboose # 7
The
Paiute Lumber Company is an independent lumber company whose rail line
connects to the RC&G at Paiute Junction. It pays homage to a fallen
fellow model railroader who was a regular chatter on LSC. He suffered
from MS and it eventually claimed him. The Paiute Lumber Company was one
of his modeling monikers and his logo is a direct copy of one he
designed. They operate their own mill and ship out finished lumber which
is used both by online customers like the cooperage and off line
customers via the standard gauge connection at Union or packet ship at
Bucks Landing. It also supplies the tannery at Union with tan bark. It
depends on the RC&G to supply cars for outbound shipments but has
it's own rolling stock to haul logs to the mill. For the most part this
operation will not be modeled except for the track work at Paiute
Junction and a spur running off into the woods. Paiute Lumber has
limited trackage rights on the RC&G and when utilized they need a
caboose. The car started life as a Lionel product. I liked its
proportions and thought it would be a good candidate for the job. I
didn't take any photos of the car before but not all that much was
changed. It originally had frosted windows to hide the lack of interior
but I didn't like the look and installed clear glazing. It got the
standard RC&G trucks and couplers, some additional handrails, new
stirrup steps at the platforms and one for the side door, marker lights
and a new paint job and lettering. The PLC logo was printed on my laser
printer. I think it does a good job of representing a caboose an lumber
company might use.




Updated
3/8/19