Southern RWY Bay Window caboose

I saw a lot of SR cabooses over the years. They were all bay window cabooses and they were all painted bright red.

I had a step-father that was an engineer on the Southern for 40+ years. All of the Southern Cab's that I ever saw were Red only. That doesn't mean that there weren't some painted something other that red. But that is the only ones I ever remember seeing...If my memory serves me, they went to the Bay Window types, at the same time they got rid of their steam engines, and I believe, the fire was dropped on their last "Mikado" in 1953......or  maybe a year before...

Southern had some bay window cabooses where the bay itself was painted yellow.  I’ve read those were generally assigned to local service.  

How common these were is another matter. I have several Southern books in my library and between all of them there is only a single photo of a yellow bay caboose.

Curt

Hi Frank,

Southern cabooses were mainly red except 1962-1969 when they were brown. Then, president D. William Brosnan, in a cost saving move, had the cabooses paint brown like box cars.

K-Line made a nice example of a red bay window caboose #K612-2012

K-Line also made one in brown #K612-2011

For an older woody version, 1930's -end of the 1950's, look up Brother Love here on the Forum. He does excellent work! Just remember, it's your railroad, run what you like. Tom