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Posted 30 March 2011 - 05:13 PM

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File Name: NP 24-Foot Wood Caboose 1908
File Submitter: timmuir
File Submitted: 30 Mar 2011
File Updated: 01 Apr 2011
File Category: Caboose Std Gauge

NP Caboose #1908, pre-WW2 numbering, 1938 configuration.
3D Modeling and textures ©2004,2011 by Tim Muir


24 Ft. wood with steel underframe caboose. Remodeled in 1910 from 19 ft. 4-wheel cabooses, built in the NPRy Shops in Tacoma, Washington, in 1905. Four-wheeled bobbers were outlawed by legislation soon after the cars were built, so were rebuilt to 24 foot cars. Road numbers were 1604-1699 and 1905-1999. All 84 remaining cars of this class were renumbered into the 1600 class in 1942. I have no data what new number the #1908 recieved at this time.

The odd railings attached to the cupola and roof were used by brakemen and conductors to "swing down the engineer" by signaling with a lantern or red flag if they wanted to stop the train. This was preferable to pulling the air with an emergency application from the rear end, which was liable to pull drawbars from the cars, resulting in a lot of work. -from W.R. McGee, NP Conductor.



There are 2 wag files:

NP_Cab_1908.wag - Caboose equipped with Adlake markers.

NP Cab_1908_Flagged.wag - Caboose equipped with metal paddle type flags as used by most NP branchline trains on the west end of the railroad.

Thank you.

Tim W. Muir
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3-30-11

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Posted 01 April 2011 - 09:22 AM

This and NP caboose 1734 have been updated and the files currently in the library reflect the small changes made to the wag files for the flagged cabooses. The first versions of these had an errant sms, "genfreightwag13.sms", which should be "genfreightwag1.sms". It's an easy matter to fix on the first versions by deleting the "3" from the line. I also changed the passenger views a little.

Thank you for your patient understanding. :oldstry:
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