The GN Man posted:If the cupola (or bay windows) are offset toward one end, that end was usually toward the rear.
So,,,,,,you are implying that railroads went to the trouble of turning cabooses, so that the cupola was to the rear? I personally find that hard to believe.
That would give the rear brakeman riding there slightly better visibility of the train (especially on curves) to watch for hotboxes etc.
Have you spent a lot of time riding in cupola style cabooses, to make that assumption?
It didn’t have to be that way, however.
Exactly!
