Frisco ex-ATSF Cabooses...

[Mike Corley]

Does anyone know what year the Frisco purchased the cabooses from ATSF? They were renumbered by the BN to the 11XXX series. I think they were purchased to offset the old plywood rebuilds that were getting pretty old.

Any other details about these would be appreciated.

[E-8]

I'm looking at Frisco In Color on pages 125-129. Shows some about cabooses but nothing about ATSF. It does talk a bit about the transition from wood to steel.

I can't find anything ... but, any question that makes me look at my Frisco books is a good question!

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Ship It On The FRISCO!

[friscobob]

I want to think it was in the early 1970s, but I can't remember the exact date. An old
issue of Prototype Modeler had an article on
the ex-ATSF cabeese, and I used it for the
basis of my two 1100-series cabooses.
Perhaps if someone here could get Doug
Hughes or one of the other Frisco "old heads"
to chime in, this could be answered.
BTW, one of the 1100-series hacks, stenciled QA&P, was on the end of the last eastbound QA&P train, pulled by an ex-Frisco
GP15-1 (stenciled QA&P as well).


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Ship IT on the Frisco!
Bob T.
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[E-8]

Repeating what I said in the other threads, this information is available in the excellent articles on waycars in two issues of Diesel Era from 2003.

Charlie

[friscobob]

One bit of news for us HO scalers- Athearn is offering its standard cupola caboose in Frisco paint & lettering in the Ready-to-Roll line. The only thing I see that's off (nitpicker alert!) is the presence of roofwalks- the prototype did not have roofwalks, and had most of the windows closed up. But hey, a little "plastic surgery" will fix that. :D

I did one of the Athearn cabooses in Frisco, and run it on my local freights with a Geep at the point.