Bicentennial Cabooses - SLSF 1240, SLSF 1250, SLSF 1700, SLSF 1776

I am just wondering, I know several companies make a model red, white and blue cabooses, but I am wondering what was the number on it or them.

Did the Frisco have more than one Bicentennial caboose?

Even though I am mostly steam on my layout, I took the suggestion of a fellow Frisco modeler and decided, "It is my layout, I am going to have fun with it".

This being said, I am thinking about getting one of these red, white and blue cabooses to add to my roster.

 

I am pretty sure they had just one, caboose SLSF 1776.

That is what every railroad put for a road number on their Bicentennial stuff.

 

They had at least three, the caboose SLSF 1776 and two others, one in light blue and one in dark blue.

I will see if I can dig out the photographs later.

Richard

 

Richard,

You might check cabooses SLSF 1240 and SLSF 1250.

Those two come to mind and I think there was a third International caboose as well but the number is not coming to me at present.

 

The third caboose with the blue body and white stripes was SLSF 1700, a homebuilt caboose.

There are photographs of it on Mike Condren's Frisco caboose page. Please see the following link.

http://www.condrenrails.com/Frisco Catalog/Caboose.htm

Caboose SLSF 1776 got a fancier paint job because it was part of a promotional train in conjunction with the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe (ATSF) and Seaboard Coast Line (SCL) which had similarly painted cars and a locomotive.

Rich

 

Several years ago, Overland Models produced a painted version of red, white and blue caboose SLSF 1250.

At the last minute, they added red, white and blue SLSF 1240 as the 15th available paint scheme to their current offering which is slated to be released later this year. If anyone might be interested in acquiring one, it might still be possible.

I believe the order may have already been placed with the builder in Korea or China, but maybe one or more of the major retailers that Overland Models deals with ordered extras for stock. Follow the link below and hit the International Car Extended Vision button and scroll down to find caboose SLSF 1240.

By clicking on the red "Where to Buy" button you will see the dealers that ordered at least one of these cabooses in this paint scheme, albeit it may have been for a customer. It looks like since Overland Models themselves is listed, that they may have ordered extra for stock. The list price on the model is $299 but the street price is n the $250 range.

https://www.brasstrains.com/Classic...8-SLSF-Frisco-Wide-Vision-Caboose-1250-Custom

I have caboose SLSF 1250 from the first run and can attest to the fact that it is an accurate and beautiful model.

Also you can see the other 14 paint schemes offered and the dealers who ordered them if you might still be interested in any of them.

 

While we are on this subject, did not they paint a caboose a very light blue, almost robin's egg blue, and it never made it on the railroad?

I thought that I remembered a discussion of this and possibly seeing a photograph.

 

Bob,

Good job on the caboose SLSF 1700.

I forgot about that one and you are right.

It was home built, not an International Car Company.

 

Actually credit on pointing out the caboose SLSF 1700 goes to Rich Lawler (pensive), not me.

 

Thanks Bob...and Rick!

Rich

 

They are correct, caboose SLSF 1776 was the only one with the Eagle Herald.

Cabooses SLSF 1240 was light blue, SLSF 1250 and SLSF 1700 were dark blue.

Richard

 

Please reference my "For Sale" post under Swap Meet.

I am selling my Overland Models, brass Bicentennial caboose SLSF 1250.

Thanks,

 

Charlie,

During February 1976, the Frisco put caboose SLSF 1776 on display on one of the former business car tracks at the depot site in Springfield, MO.

From the slides that I have of that event, I believe that I can read a 1/1976 build date.