Cabooses of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad By Robert Hubler B&O Hard Cover

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Cabooses of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad By Robert Hubler

Hard Cover

176 pages

CONTENTS

Foreword4

Editor's Preface6

Acknowledgements7

I. An Historical Perspective 8

II. History and Description

A. Historical Overview24

B. Roster27

C. Class Descriptions

I29

K-1 31

I-135

1-240

1-343

C&C45

M&K46

1-447

I-1 A47

1-551

I-5A / I-5B / I-5BA56

I-5C61

I-5D63

1-666

1-768

1-8 / I-970

I-1073

I-11 76

I-1277

I-1381

I-14 / I-14A84

I-1687

I-17 / I-17A89

I-1894

C-15B 96

C-5 / C-8 / C-998

C-26 / C26A102

C-28106

C-27 / C27A106

III. Painting and Lettering 112

A. Paint Schemes115

B. Lettering Schemes146

Index of Photographs175

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Historical Society is gratified to present "Cabooses of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad" by Robert Hubler. It is first in a series of historical monographs covering B&O Railroad subjects. This long awaited work provides the most frequently requested information concerning B&O cabooses and much more.

Society member Robert Hubler spent many years researching the history and mechanical evolution of the B&O's extensive caboose fleet. His scholarship and diligent effort is demonstrated by the tremendous difference in scope between this current work and his first effort published by the Society in 1982. The "B&O Caboose Diagram Book" was just that: a 34-page overview of the B&O caboose fleet from Classes K-1 and Ito Class 1-18. It included one photograph and one diagram for each class and sub-class known to have existed, and concluded with a general 2-page roster. The limited information sources available during the Society's early years placed severe restraints on the detail and completeness of Bob's earlier work.

After 12 years of additional research in the Society's expanding archival collection, the corporate records of the B&O, and other primary sources, Bob Hubler has produced a substantial book of major significance. He surveyed thousands of photographs and selected over 200 of the best to illustrate this book. Bob photographed and developed many of the images himself during years of field research. Despite his digging out nuggets of information from mountains of paper, many questions remain unanswered as the result of missing company records for certain eras and classes. Until these records can be found, recreated from existing data, or made available to the Society, this study remains a preliminary work.

As it stands, this monograph provides a great deal of useful information. It covers all B&O caboose classes known to have existed, including the last cars purchased for the railroad in 1980 and several classes acquired from the C&O in the mid-1960s and early 1970s. Hubler's history and description of the caboose roster of the B&O begins with an introduction by his friend and fellow B&O historian John P. Hankey. This opening chapter provides a, framework for placing the caboose, and B&O cabooses in particular, in a historic perspective. It addresses why and when the caboose became an identifiable type of railroad car;' how and why the design improved; and why so many caboose have disappeared.

A word of caution is necessary about the B&O clearance diagrams which illustrate the caboose class descriptions. Users should be aware that these equipment drawings can be misleading. They were issued by the B&O Mechanical Department to disseminate dimensional data and basic mechanical information, and to assist railroad personnel in identifying specific equipment types. Often, diagrams do not represent the true appearance of specific cars, and in some cases may be nothing more than a sketch. Although the B&O employed a specific scale and the recorded measurements are usually accurate, the drawings were not intended to show precise details and were often inaccurate in areas not related to their purpose. For the modeler, the most practical solution to this problem is to use a combination of diagrams and photographs of the particular car to be modeled. What one source does not show, the other may. Also, each reference represents the equipment on a specific date only. A caboose was modified many times during its service life.

All drawings and diagrams in this publication are from the B&O Historical Society Archives unless otherwise noted. They have been restored by hand to publishable condition by Society archivist Walter C. Figiel. To fit the large drawings into the format of this book, it has been necessary to reduce them. In the case of the painting and lettering diagrams this reduction has been considerable - to the point that some written information is no longer readable. Anyone desiring large format copies of any of the drawings in this book may order them from the Society. Please write for a list and ordering information.

The B&O Historical Society Publications Committee hopes you will find this publication an interesting and useful reference. A second Society book, the first in a series on B&O passenger cars, is well underway and can be expected in 1995.

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