Vintage Frisco coach and caboose at auction

DGRANT · **Posted:** Mon Mar 17, 2008 12:18 pm

On Saturday 3/22 a Frisco coach and caboose will be auctioned along with a 1890 SP depot from Palmer, Tx. not on live rail. Go to www.http://www.meierauctioneers.com for details. Can bid online thru proxibid.com or at the site in Ferris, Tx
Don Grant

caboose9 · **Posted:** Mon Mar 17, 2008 1:53 pm

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caboose9 · **Posted:** Mon Mar 17, 2008 2:00 pm

This should be a steel, cupola, ATSF to SLSF caboose. In any case, does anyone know the road number?

Thanks, Roger

DGRANT · **Posted:** Mon Mar 17, 2008 2:26 pm

Rodger
I taked to auctioeer and he tells me the caboose is wood. Call them they are very helpful
Don

Alexander D. Mitchell IV · **Posted:** Mon Mar 17, 2008 2:38 pm

So, seriously, talk the auctioneers into posting a photo of the coach.

What shape is that in? Should preservationists be interested, or is it only fit for gutting for another restaurant? Or might it be yet another Lackawanna trailer someone painted "FRISCO" on?

Baldwin feeder · **Posted:** Mon Mar 17, 2008 7:10 pm

Found those photos on the web site I assume these are the pieces in question?

caboose9 · **Posted:** Mon Mar 17, 2008 11:02 pm

Howdy,

That wood caboose sure looks like a steel, cupola, ATSF #?/SLSF 1164/BN 11517 car to me! The area around the window that looks like it's welded over appears to be rusting.

I think this is the same caboose reported to be near Trumbull, as well as Palmer & Ferris, TX.

Anyone have any thoughts on the above?

Thanks, Roger

Frisco1522 · **Posted:** Mon Mar 17, 2008 11:31 pm

It's one of the ex Santa Fe cabooses that wound up on the Frisco. Coach is not Frisco.

Les Beckman · **Joined:** Tue Aug 02, 2005 1:25 pm **Posts:** 6482

The coach is definitely an ex-Rock Island 2500 series coach from the CRI&P's Chicago area commuter service. Anyone know:

1. The car number?

2. Whether the car has an intact interior?

3. The cars overall condition?

Thanks.

Les