Well here I am again, posting early. Tomorrow is another medical trip for the wife to Ft. Worth so I will be gone all day but I can't miss T.E.T. So I will follow GG14877 from last week and that fabulous IC Observation lounge car...now those were the days of TRAVEL ... not shoved 3 to a row with barely enough room to breathe and fed canned soda and a bag of peanuts!
Well my "tail end" this week is also of a bygone era, its the American Flyer #1117 caboose (which by the way was also numbered 1114 ... why - who knows?) This is the 8 wheeled car (it was also made in 4 wheel) offered from 1919-1929. This makes her from 93 to 103 years old but she is still around and can perform her end of train duties.
First a "portrait" picture of her sitting by herself waiting to be picked up and put in a train.
Next a somewhat closer view, including the neat American Flyer "winged engine" logo.
Here is the front quarter view . Note the brown cupola sides - for reasons best known to American Flyer these cabooses were made two ways, with brown or red cupola sides, all in the same time period.
Here is the rear quarter view. The car is pretty symmetrical and came with couplers on both ends, so front/rear sort of your choice.
As you can see, this girl is a long way from being in perfect condition but I think for around a century old she is not doing too bad. Sort of makes her look "Played with" which I like.
Best wishes everyone. Happy Tuesday
Don
