Re: Florence & Cripple Creek RR Caboose
| September 21, 2017 08:59PM |
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Sorry for taking so long to add to this thread, been in Colorado on vacation (foaming at Bailey Yard and drooling over Harry Brunk's UC & N in Cheyenne)
If you're looking for an F&CC caboose, perhaps the Midwest Centrals's first caboose might be a candidate for a stand in. It's a long shot, but stranger things have been worked out with the MCRR folks than this. See the description from the group's website under the photo......a little red paint and some gold leaf lettering..........
"The first caboose for MCRR grew from plans of a Florence and Cripple Creek caboose in the April 1959 issue of 'Railroad Model Craftsman'. Its builders noted it was most likely the first time a replica was built in reverse from model plans. With its windowed cupola, it quickly became the most popular car for riders."
Just sayin'
If you're looking for an F&CC caboose, perhaps the Midwest Centrals's first caboose might be a candidate for a stand in. It's a long shot, but stranger things have been worked out with the MCRR folks than this. See the description from the group's website under the photo......a little red paint and some gold leaf lettering..........
"The first caboose for MCRR grew from plans of a Florence and Cripple Creek caboose in the April 1959 issue of 'Railroad Model Craftsman'. Its builders noted it was most likely the first time a replica was built in reverse from model plans. With its windowed cupola, it quickly became the most popular car for riders."
Just sayin'
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