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| Author: | Les Beckman [ Fri Mar 14, 2008 10:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | One REALLY historic caboose! |
Photographed behind DM&IR 2-8-8-4 #225 in Proctor, Minnesota: http://www.flickr.com/photos/streetcarb ... otostream/ Why historic? Well, in 1952, the Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range placed an order for the VERY FIRST production steel wide-vision (extended-vision) cupola cabooses in the country with the International Car Company. These 20 cabooses were the very first of a genre that spread throughout the railroad industry lasting until cabooses themselves became obsolete. And of those 20 cabooses, number C-200 was the very first of the first. It should be noted that the C-200 and the other 19, had a different paint scheme when first delivered to the Missabe. Originally they had black lettering and a black roof. And also marker lights in the center of the cupola roof. But no matter, the main thing is that C-200 is still with us. Bravo DM&IR, for preserving this pioneer! Les |
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