keep off the cupola by Richardphotos
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took this in Hobart, Oklahoma. hope you enjoy and thanks for time and comments
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Fatnastic photography Richard.....!!!
what a boneshaker, great picture
Superb capture Richard !!
Very lovely capture of this wagon Richard.. Hope you kept off it lol!!
What a fantastic find, bravo!!
excellent :-)
Great find mate. So is the cupola the raised roof bit?
Fine shot and a very fine wagon! :o)
A wonderful capture, dear Richard. Excellent work. Hugs. Diane. xx
Fascinante, excelente captura meu amigo, aplausos (5)
Nice looking shot Richard, and I've never seen one that color before
Love trains, a lovely caboose.
Interesting photo!!!
Cupola or "standard" caboose The most common caboose form in American railroad practice has a small windowed projection on the roof, called the cupola. The crew sat in elevated seats in order to inspect the train from this perch. The invention of the cupola is generally attributed to T. B. Watson, a freight conductor on the Chicago and North Western Railway. In 1898 he wrote: The position of cupola varied. In most eastern railroad cabooses the cupola was in the center of the car, but most western railroads preferred to put it toward the end of the car. Some conductors preferred to have the cupola toward the front, others liked it toward the rear of the train, and some just didn't care. ATSF conductors could refuse to be assigned to a train if they didn't have their caboose turned to face the way they preferred. However this would be a rare union agreement clause that could be used but not a regular issue. The classic idea of the 'little red caboose' at the end of every train came about when cabooses were painted a reddish-brown, however some railroads (UP, and NKP for example) painted their cabooses yellow or red & white. The most notable was the Santa Fe which in the 1970s started a rebuild program for their cabooses in which the cars were painted bright red with an 8-foot-diameter Santa Fe cross herald emblazoned on each side in yellow.
Wonderful capture Richard, and the info you posted was very helpful. I was just about to google cupola to learn what it was when i scrolled down and saw your info. :)
Great shot, I don't see train that often anymore but I can remember the past when I saw them every day.
nice.
lol Sweeeeeet! Love the title~ That's a cool and getting rarer than hen's teeth caboose shot ya got there! Don't see them around here anymore since RR decided they were useless extra weight and sold them off. Now they sit in odd places like people's yards and next to businesses as advertisement.
Hmmm ...... memories settle my friend. Beautiful shot I've always loved trains: they tell the adventure as a glance. Thank you so much for sharing a tidbit of good taste ((5 + +)) Hummm...... des souvenirs s'installent mon ami . Belle prise de vue J'ai toujours aimer les trains : ils racontent l'aventure en un regard comme . Merci beaucoup de partager, une friandise de bien bon goût((5++))
Fantastic and wonderful capture, Richard
Very nice shot Richard, I love trains!!
Ah.....a caboose that hasn't been vandalized..that's a rarity around these parts...Nice Capture Richard!
Shining shot.
Excellent photography, Richard!!!
excellent
Well done - a very interesting image.
Thanks for sharing this super capture! :)
Fantastic find and shot. This wagon should be at the Museum.
Excellent POV and capture of this Coboose! :)
A great way to travel!