Imposter in the house?

Discussion in 'Cabooses General' started by klrwhizkid, Aug 19, 2009.

  1. klrwhizkid

    klrwhizkid Administrator Staff Member Administrator Frisco.org Supporter

    The following photos were taken in Puxico, Mo on Friday Aug, 14. I do believe an imposter has been smuggled in! Please correct me if I'm wrong.
     

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  2. It is a fake. I'm not even sure on this but I'm thinkin it may be a TRRA cab??????? Funny though Non-Frisco cabs get painted Frisco & true frisco cabs get other odd paint couldn't we just trade out with some people???:)
    Ship it on the Frisco!!!

    Murphy Millican
     
  3. TAG1014 (Tom Galbraith RIP 7/15/2020)

    TAG1014 (Tom Galbraith RIP 7/15/2020) Passed Away July 15, 2020 Frisco.org Supporter

    Also looks a little like some of the Katy transfer cabooses of the DeRamus era ca. 1960.

    Tom
     
  4. gbmott

    gbmott Member

    The trucks appear to be clearly marked for the Reading and while I am not an expert on RDG cabooses, it looks like that is a possibility.

    Gordon
     
  5. Iantha_Branch

    Iantha_Branch Member

    That doesn't even look long enough to be a frisco bay window.
     
  6. timothy_cannon

    timothy_cannon Member Frisco.org Supporter

    Not sure about the Reading trucks but this was painted TRRA when it first showed up at Puxico. Funny how that Southeast Missouri ends up with these "fakes". Cotton Belt B/W at Scott City was SP (not too bad, same color scheme but why not one of the SSW's own), the UGLY funky looking Frisco painted caboose at Poplar Bluff (has a cupola and bay window!), the W/V caboose at East Prarie painted up in Cotton Belt red which is actually a not so old BN caboose, the OLD B&O caboose at Sikeston (painted MP red but not lettered yet, maybe they won't!) and it seems like there is an old IC caboose around here somewhere. But at least they have cabeese. We had a great wood sided ORIGINAL Frisco caboose here in Chaffee that the rotten kids around here burned down.
     
  7. meteor910

    meteor910 2009 Engineer of the Year Staff Member Frisco.org Supporter

    Was the "imposter" really one of these guys?

    Ken
     

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  8. Sirfoldalot

    Sirfoldalot Frisco.org Supporter Frisco.org Supporter

    Going to show my ignorance once again. :p

    What ia a TRRA? :confused:
     
  9. DanHyde

    DanHyde Member

    Terminal Rail Road Association
    They do the transfer work from rail line to rail line in St. Louis.
    Dan
     
  10. Sirfoldalot

    Sirfoldalot Frisco.org Supporter Frisco.org Supporter

    Thanks, Dan
     
  11. meteor910

    meteor910 2009 Engineer of the Year Staff Member Frisco.org Supporter

    TRRA is an association owned jointly by the major railroads serving St Louis. They do much of the inter-line switching between railroads and much of the customer pick-up and delivery switching on both the Missouri and Illinois sides of the greater St Louis area.

    In the glory days, TRRA also owned and operated St Louis Union Station.

    For many years, TRRA's locomotive (and caboose) colors were gray with white lettering. In the 1960's, they switched to red colors with white lettering, which remains their paint scheme today.

    They had a mixed diesel switcher fleet, with units from every major builder (including Lima-Hamilton), but today TRRA has an EMD roster.

    Ken
     

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  12. meteor910

    meteor910 2009 Engineer of the Year Staff Member Frisco.org Supporter

    I also meant to include the TRRA logo in my posting above.

    Ken
     

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  13. shofan94

    shofan94 Member

    The "frisco" caboose at Poplar Bluff was originally New Haven, then later Conrail. It was involved in a derailment near Poplar Bluff. It was sold to our model railroad club for $500.00 and we used it for several years parked in front of the depot. At that time the depot was being used as the police department. When the city moved the police to a new building, we started the process to have the depot saved. (the city wanted to demo it).
     

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