Kevin,
The Robb book shows the same Gerald Best picture that is in Taking Stock, and only shows the B end of the car. An old friend of mine who once worked on the c&TS told me that the end door was on the A end, but I haven't seen any photos of this car to verify this. Since he lived in Antonito when he worked for the C&TS, I can imagine that he went up to Alamosa to check the car for himself, since 5802 was one of the cars in the Heflin collection. I haven't seen it for myself (and it's been a long time since I've seen Bill) so I don't know for sure.
Bill Daniels
Santa Rosa, California