That's one of the Drovers(cowboy) cabooses, they were converted from B-50-1 13000 AC&F boxcars. I have a Westerfield one, but done remember if it has 2 or 3 grabs irons, I will look when I get home.
Harry M Haythorn
UPHS #4043
NMRA 145379 00 29/22
NHRA#402327 Comp# H541
AQHA 0335008
From:"'Charlie Morrill' badlands@... [STMFC]" Date:Sat, Nov 1, 2014 at 11:01 am Subject:Re: [STMFC] 3 grab irons on the left side of a work train UP box
That appears to be a UP caboose converted from a boxcar. The SP had a
large number of very similar boxcar cabooses.
Subject: [STMFC] 3 grab irons on the left side of a work train UP
box
What is the utility of a 3rd grab iron on the left side of this UP boxcar
now in work service? It appears to have a steel strap up the side of the
body where the right side of the grab irons are fastened. Was this type of
strap used frequently on these boxcars when in regular service? Which
class of UP boxcars, I can’t find a similar one in my reference material.
TIA
