Caboose SLSF 1150

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  1. KCC&S KCO&S

    KCC&S KCO&S Member

    I do not know if this one has been posted before or not, but this old caboose is just north of the Sac Osage Hospital on the west side of Missouri 13 Highway in Osceola, MO.

    I do not know what her number is as that information was not put back on when it was repainted sometime back.

    The steps have been removed to keep the vandals out.

    It looks strange with the steps gone. :eek:
     

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  2. It is hard to tell for certain, but I think this caboose is planted very near the location of the long-vanished Kansas City, Clinton and Springfield (KCC&S) Railroad depot.

    The immediate area was significantly changed when Missouri 13 Highway was rebuilt.
     
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  3. JamesP

    JamesP James Pekarek

    How many side door cabooses did Frisco have?

    Are any others still out there? :confused:

    James
     
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  4. mark

    mark Staff Member Staff Member

    Darren,

    The caboose at Osceola, MO is the former SLSF 1150.

    Please see the following posts.

    http://www.frisco.org/shipit/index.php?search/16465652/&q=frisco+caboose+osceola&o=date

    It is nice to see that the locals have worked to maintain, paint and try to preserve the caboose. Unfortunately, that took drastic measures to remove the end and side steps to keep out the vandals. Before this was done, vandals had broken out all the window glass, some of their frames and all of the interior. Sad to see this was required even in such a small town.

    I hope we can encourage communities and museums to more accurately maintain the paint and lettering on their Frisco rolling stock on display. From the photographs, paint diagrams, modeling information and local contacts in this collective group, it would be nice to see a concerted effort to encourage and improve the accuracy of historical equipment paint and lettering.

    Does someone in the group have the skills to produce full scale templates we could share with local community and museum leaders?

    Hope this helps.

    Thanks!

    Mark
     
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  5. KCC&S KCO&S

    KCC&S KCO&S Member

    Mark,

    The link in your post shows the caboose where it was first spotted just to the north side of the main coming into Osceola, MO just to the west of what was old Missouri 13 Highway.

    The highway ran on the west side of the square. I can remember the windows broken out and the caboose in very bad shape, but living in the area I had not noticed the steps being removed until today. I guess when you are used to seeing something you do not pay that much attention to it.

    Just like I had forgotten what the number was on it. :)

    Thanks

    Darren
     
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  6. grace65746

    grace65746 Member Frisco.org Supporter

    Look in my album, which has photographs of the Smoky Hill and Belton (SH&B), and later Grandview and Kansas City (G&KC) Railroad.

    Photographs include the rare Ava, MO rail yard and depot.

    There is a photograph of that same caboose, which I took a shot of in 1991 there as well.

    Gary Wayne
     
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  7. renapper (Richard Napper RIP 3/8/2013)

    renapper (Richard Napper RIP 3/8/2013) Passed away March 8, 2013

    I went to caboose SLSF 1150 with my parents and took measurements of the car.

    I then constructed a 100% scratch-built HO-scale model of the caboose.

    Richard
     
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