I always wanted a transfer caboose but couldn’t find what I wanted so I
made my own from an Athearn caboose kit. I cut down the body,remounted
it on the frame,added the floor,side handrails,decals,painted it and
weathered it. For a first try I think it came out pretty good and I had
a lot of fun building it.
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Good for you, Bob! And, as you try other projects, you’ll continue to hone your skills and gain more confidence. Congratulations on your first kitbash! [:)][tup] Keep up the good work!
Tom
WOW that looks good. I have been toying with the of building one for CSX. Seeing yours makes me want get to worl on mine!
J.W.
Great work! But curse you for giving me a new bashing project[:P]
David
Yours looks similar to mine.
That turned out very well indeed! I like it. Congratulations.
Nice Job! Looks great! [^] “If it’s not what you want, Make your own!” That’s what I always say.
The weathering was intentional, wasn’t it? Seriously, GREAT JOB!![tup][tup][:D]
Not only do I like your cab, but I like the name too! Great job!
Very plausible looking. Transfer cabooses were built on caboose, flatcar, and even steam locomotive tender frames, resulting in some very distinctive side steps.
This MoPac caboose would make a neat kitbash:
Dave Nelson
My thanks to those of you that responded to my photo of my transfer
caboose. Your comments were very encourging and appreciated. The
weathering was meant to look dirty. As a matter of fact mostly all my
rolling stock has that dirty well used look. It’s my way of adding some
character. As for the name- here in West Central NJ there are a couple
of towns that have strange road names. The first- Foul Rift Rd. I pass
by a lot. The other is Shades of Death Road. That road has had
it’s sign stloen more times that people can count.
Again thanks for the responses and I hope to have more photos some time soon. Bob
Not intending to sound like a [D)], but what was/is a “transfer” caboose used for…as opposed to a standard caboose?
Caboose-unsavvy me. [:-^]
Very impressive kitbash…it looks terrific!!!
If I got my facts straight a transfer caboose was used on local and way freights also as a shoving platform. If Im wrong please correct me.
J.W.
A transfer caboose looks like a flat car with a shed bolted to the middle of it than it does a standard caboose. It’s used in transfer service between rail yards or short switching runs. The ends are left open, with safety railings surrounding the area between the crew compartment and the cars end. A variation on this is the pushing or shoving platform. It can be any railcar where a brakeman can safely ride for some distance to help the engineer with visibility at the other end of the train. Flatcars and covered hoppers have been used for this purpose, but often the pushing platform is a caboose that has had its windows covered and welded shut and the doors are permanantly locked. CSX uses former Missouri Pacific Railroad shorty transfer cabooses and marks them as pushing platforms.
well ive almost got my transfer caboose done in the paint shop right now. As soon as I get access to a digi cam Ill post a few pictures. Thanks for the motovation for this bash
J.W.
The real jewel is the 404 (Santa Fe division super’s car) sittin’ right behind the MoPac transfer caboose. I was a long time member of the Texas Transportation Museum, and have worked on every car in that picture (including the McKeever which is coupled ahead of the 404). It is always cool to see pics from home.
Very nice…and Jeff, thanks for the info on transfer cabeese… I never knew about them…
Brian
Excuse me but what is a transfer caboose and what is it used for?
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