was this real?

[Trainzlane]

So i was lookin at SP cabooses on the interwebs, and i found this intresting model.

Its a SP roof/bay window cupola caboose, a really interesting design, but was this a real type of caboose? or was it one of the many fictional models made by modeling companys? This is the industry that has made daylight cab forwards, UP Baldwin centipedes and SP daylight RF-16s after all.

 

[SailorDan]

Perhaps they copied it from this image:

 

[Trainzlane]

Yeah the espee did love their bay windows, but i wonder if there would be any benefit for having a caboose with 2 types of cupola on it.

 

[davesnow]

Check this out: http://www.railroadmichigan.com/indrwm5.jpg

 

[1611mac]

The SW Rails pic (SailorDan post) a awesome... I think the pun is missed by some.... (btw... that can't be it as the model has no antenna tower coming out of it.)

 

[cascaderailroad]

Wabash style all steel steamlined caboose ... IDK about having bay windows too ... Pretty darn ugly IMO

Danville, Ill, where they were built

 

[Trainzlane]

Check this out: http://www.railroadmichigan.com/indrwm5.jpg

it DOES exist O_O

 

[pdkoester]

A real toy, yes.

 

[cascaderailroad]

I sold my fathers S Gauge trains way back in the 60's for $300 ... what a fool I was