As a further observation I have since found some C&S caboose pictures and
they have a Andrews-pattern (although "flatter" than the common kind) on
them.
The standard No.7 truck was a CB&Q design. I am not sure if the Q provided
the castings to commercial builders constructing waycars (Pullman,
St.Charles, Peninsular, etc..) but all the waycars I have seen have the
standard No.7 truck. It was mostly Oak and other hardwoods (I would have
to dig out my drawings to confirm) with a few metal castings for the
pedestals and washers, spring bases, etc.. and some strap metal for the
brake shoe hangers, etc..
The truck was very successful and was copied by the UP and C&NW as well as
the MP and probably other roads.
Q waycars with these trucks are certainly in the running for the longest
lived equipment in operation on American railroads with some of them tracing
their lineage to original dates in the 1870s or earlier and with the last
ones being retired well after the BN merger.... they were pulled in service
by everything from brand new 4-4-0s to SD40-2s!!!!
Charlie Vlk
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