In the new Way car book, there are several photos of FW&D caboose no. 73; one a
wood caboose which I think is the original #73 built in 1925, and two of a
steel caboose. The steel caboose is obviously built from a WWII troop kitchen
car (jeep) which can clearly be seen in the photo of the car in BN paint. No
mention is made of the troop car conversion. A few pages later, 600 and 601,
another steel caboose, no. 102, is shown which is also a converted troop
kitchen car. There one caption acknowledges it as the 2nd converted troop car.
It appears that these were the only two cabooses converted from troop kitchen
cars. In the roster on page 579, it notes that no. 102 was converted from FW&D
baggage express car no. 110 which I assume was one of the troop kitchen cars.
On page 578, the data for caboose no. 73 is more confusing. It shows the
original no. 73 as built in 1925. I believe that is the wood car in the photo
at the bottom of page 589. Much later, the roster data states that original no.
73 was replaced by caboose no. 109 which was a former CB&Q NE-9 caboose no.
13807 renumbered to 73. No mention of a steel no. 73 is made in the roster.
my questions are:
1. Were these two steel cars the only ones converted from troop kitchen cars?
2. Was this work done at the Childress shop?
3. Was the entire car used or just the side sheets?
4. It appears that both cars were converted in 1968?
5. Wood car 109 renumbered as no. 73 was apparently scrapped in 1968, so it
seems that the steel no. 73 entered service in 1968. It's silver Q paint scheme
would tend to confirm that.
FW&D obviously had an eclectic fleet of cabooses. In some cases, tracking their
history seems to be a challenge. The Way car book certainly highlights some
interesting oddities that occurred in the Q family of way cars.
Bill Barber
Gravois Mills, MO
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