Tom you're exactly right.
I should have added that the caboose in question was a post 1939 (40s to 60s era caboose). And, from what the modeling community can tell and listed by the manufacturer, that San Juan parlor car I posted an image of also falls into the amber lens era.
Sorry that I didn't make this clearer. Could easily confuse someone who didn't know the lens color changed.
I've always wondered why the Rio Grande decided to change the color. I know the Santa Fe used amber as well. Maybe a western thing?
Matt
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/10/2009 11:38AM by San Juan.