Lumber Company/Minarets & Western Railroad layout, but I
wanted to try something just for fun, and to see if I could come
up with something plausible. These will be used with log trains
on the freelanced component of our layout, the Tillamook Bay
& Beaverton, so our non-SPLCo trains hauled by articulated
tank engines or assorted geared locos can be appropriately
capped with cabeese.
In brief, TB&B #2, [1], started as an MDC “Shorty” Overland
combine to which I added a cupola, some extra windows and
finishing details. This model was inspired by Simpson’s caboose
as shown in [3] in a photo from the Martin Hansen collection.
Number 3, [2], also started as a Roundhouse/MDC kit, this one
a double-sheathed smooth-sided wood caboose. I removed its
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2. Caboose #3 has had its cupola removed and a side-
access cargo door added to make it more functional as
a piece of logging rolling stock.
Logging cabooses - 2
MRH-Oct 2014
