SLSF 1734/BN 11709/C&G?? SLSF 1734/BN 11709/C&G ?? #1) BN 11709 Seattle, WA. 9/9/83 #2) C&G ?? Columbus, MS. 3/30/00
SLSF 1735/BN 11710 SLSF 1735/BN 11710- #1) BN 11710 Seattle, WA. 10/10/82 Photo by Brian Ambrose #2) BN 11710 Picher, OK. 5/17/97
Here's bay window caboose SL-SF 1726 dressed up as BN 11700 at the Lindenwood Yard in April 1984. Photograph by Rich Lawler.
Many Cabooses went to Cardin Oklahoma to be scrapped after the Frisco was bought by the BN. Some one at Pitcher did that to the caboose after they got it from the scrapper. It was never on the Railroad like that. It is a fantasy piece so to speak. Bob Wintle
Bob is correct in his assessment. The caboose sits (I believe it is still there after the tornado) in front of a tiny mining museum. I was never there when the museum was open, but did look in the end door windows of the caboose and it is a neat little museum in itself. If I remember correctly, there are several mounted photos on the walls showing them moving it into that location. The cupola was cut off another caboose with a torch and slid down on top of the bay window one. No hole was cut into the roof of the bay window one to access it. It would make a great model to enter into a "fantasy" category at a train meet with a photo of the "prototype" sitting next to it! Bob Hoover FriscoFriend
On my way home from the MP/SLSF convention in Joplin today, I stopped by 5 Mile Camp in Quapaw OK and took some pics of SLSF 1735 / BN 11710. Glad to see the add on copula has been lifted off. Also glad to see it being restored and looking good, even if it is green and yellow. Would be great to see it orange and white. This caboose has the distinction of being the last caboose ever built by the Frisco.
Paul, this is a great find! I would love to work with you to produce drawings of this caboose, if that's something you'd be able to do and be interested in. Any chance you'll be acquiring this caboose for yourself?
Ryan, I would be happy to help you with the drawings. This caboose is about 2 hours from Tulsa and I will be back in the area in about 3 weeks. I found this caboose a few weeks ago after digging up info on the internet and locating the camp on Google Earth. I called the camp and inquired about buying it but they said it was not for sale.
