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3. It’s clear to see how this image of a Simpson timber
caboose was the inspiration for my #2. Photo courtesy
of the Martin E. Hansen collection.
cupola (guess where it went) and added a few extra windows
and a cargo door in the end once topped by the cupola. A few
extra details rounded out this project. This model is some-
what along the lines of Hammond Lumber #1 from the Glen
Comstock collection, [4], minus the cupola.
Caboose #2, get started
The Overland combine body, shown in more-or-less stock trim
[5], was already equipped with a cargo door, so I didn’t need
to add that part. Loggers also used a caboose as a crew trans-
port vehicle for moving the workers to and from the woods, so
seating was important. To suggest the extra passenger volume I
added three more windows to the car with two on the left and
one on the right. “Right” and “Left” refer to looking along the
