Mr. Goen's response...
----- Forwarded Message ----
From: texaszephyr <
texaszephyr@sw.rr.com>
To: Skip Waters <
wgcrush@swbell.net>
Sent: Sun, August 19, 2012 6:21:07 PM
Subject: Re: [CBQ] Re: FW&D Cabooses
Unlike the Q, the FW&D only owned two ex-WW II Army kitchen cars which had been
purchased for express service. Both had became surplus after the TEXAS ZEPHYR
was discontinued on Sept. 11, 1967 and both were converted in waycars circa
1968 at the Childress Shops. I suspect that the Childress Shops used their
newly delivered 151 class as patterns so its my guess that the two home builts
came shortly after the 151-162 class arrived.
I'm not sure why the numbers that they received were chosen. All I can figure
is that FW&D book-keepers were attempting to reuse old numbers as to not show a
piece of new equipment being added to the roster. That being said, it is
extremely odd that the two did not receive consecutive road numbers.
I'm not sure how much of the cars were actually used. It looks like the frame
and sides and possibly some of the roof. The FW&D would have had to fabricate
ends and cupolas. You can clearly see where the large side doors were
plugged during the conversion.
Steve Goen
----- Original Message -----
>From: Skip Waters
>To: texaszephyr
>Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2012 12:28 PM
>Subject: Fw: [CBQ] Re: FW&D Cabooses
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>Care to respond?