Hi all,
I have recently acquired a HO Atlas 34’ Extended Vision BN Caboose, and as I have just begun to focus on Union Pacific and this will not really fit in. I was wondering about a few things; Is there a BN caboose of sorts that has been patched to UP? Also, what is the best way to patch a caboose? And where abouts?
I’m no expert on the BN or the UP but I go to two websites that can give me all the prototype information I need for getting locomotives and rolling stock and more, prototypically correct. Go to Google (or any search engine) and look up the Fallen Flags website. Another one is Railroad Picture Archives. Just look up the road neme, then it will bring you to whatever type of equipment you’re looking for (locomotives, boxcars, cabooses, etc.). You can find a prototype photo of just about anything you’re looking for on those two websites. I use them to get some ideas on weathering rolling stock. Many lineside structure photos are available as well, such as depots, interlocking towers, watering and coaling facilities, engine houses and more. It’s fun to take even cheap, older models and make them into a detailed scale model from these photos.
I super-strongly doubt there was ever a BN caboose patched to the UP. I cannot imagine UP “buying” a BN caboose. They had/have plenty of their own.
Another option for using a BN caboose on the UP would be on the end of a run-through BN train. I s’pose it’s possible that the locos could be UP, rather than BN.
Still another that works for the “post-caboose” era is having the UP hauling an old BN caboose that somebody bought. The reporting marks might or might not have been white-lined.
Ed
you could completely repaint the caboose. I don’t think UP would borrow and patch a BN caboose, as for SP, DRGW, WP, MP etc. those are patched. also
exactly what ed said in the last sentence.
Regarding the last idea, would the caboose be patched, and if so what possibilities? And what do you mean by the reporting markings might or might not be white lined?
much appreciated
-H
The only thing that I can tell went between them was an SD40-2 that was UP but became BN.
I have a cotton belt one I was gonna repaint, if you’re gonna repaint that would you mind swapping?
the logo, roadname, and roadnumber.
Uh, maaaayyyyybeeee. See below.
This is a long way from the official definition, but white lining means a piece of rolling stock is off the roster. A white line is painted through the railroad name and number to indicate thus. Usually the car would be headed for scrapping.
But, let’s say the BN retired a car and sold it. If it’s going off the BN, I think it needs reporting marks. In fact, it has to be legal for interchange in all ways. So I wonder if the car would be white lined if it were sold and was going to be transported over other railroads.
The car could be going to an individual, a non-railroad company, or another railroad. BUT NOT THE UP. It would be a dinky little short line. It MIGHT work to patch the caboose for said dinky railroad. That way it would have reporting marks for transportation.
If you want to go the latter route, an employee of Dinky RR would arrive at their new caboose (on BN property) with his/her favorite contrasting colored paints. Said person would paint out the old reporting marks and apply the new ones. If I was doing it, I’d put on a patch of white decal. Over that, I’d put the ratty-est looking black lettering I could find. Micro-Scale might have some do-it-yourself looking pieces.
On t’other hand, it might happen that BN would just ship the car as-is. No patching.
Ed
Is there a sub company/subsidiary of Union Pacific that would be valid to patch it to? Also, what are the railroad companies UP owns?
just looked http://utahrails.net/up/up-corp-hist.php lots of companies but many were long gone before the BN. hmmmmmm… this is rather challenging interesting but challenging.
I checked out the website you put in your last post, and I looked down to who UP owned from the 1960’s and in some cases the companies who merged into UP. At the top of the list I found that UP at the time owned 50% of the Camas Prairie RR along with Burlington Northern who owned the other 50%. I wander if I could patch it green and if possible find a decal of the logo? Here is the link to the Camas Prairie RR caboose: http://www.flickr.com/photos/9200905@N06/4533066469/
yeah, a little bit of green and I’m sure microscale has some decals, and you’re in good shape.
The Camas Prairie is an interesting road to research. And to model, I think.
Have fun!!
Ed
have fun warrior. camas why does that sound so familiar?