Elvas Tower: C&S Caboose #1000 - Elvas Tower

The Colorado & Southern had twelve (12) 4-wheel Cabooses (#1000 - #1011) that were rebuilds of "Way Cars" from
the predecessor railroads, like the DSP&P. They were rebuilt over a period of years and no two cars were exactly
alike. Some were "short" at 13'-3" and some were "long" at 15'; some had the cupola on the A-end, some had the
copula on the B-end, and #1002 was the lone center-cupola. Each Caboose had different details, like window
arrangement, steps, grabs, roofwalks, and letering.

Caboose #1000 is a "long" (15-foot) caboose with the Cupola on the A-end. It's provided to run either
Cupola-to-Front ("A"-End Forward) or Cupola-to-Rear ("B"-End Forward), and you have your choice of the #5 view,
a Cupola View (great for viewing the Colorado scenery and the train ahead), or a Conductor (inside) View.

Credits:
Technical Information from articles by H. Brunk in the NG&SL Gazette.
Additional photos from Howard Saunders and Herb Kelsey.
WAG file, physics, custom lettering provided by Howard Saunders.
Couplers, Brake Hoses and their Textures provided by Tim Muir.
Testing by Herb Kelsey, Howard Saunders, and Tim Muir

Sandy River Tom
July 2, 2008

Original File Name = C_SCaboose1000.zip