Bobber Caboose

The bobber caboose is a utility car that can be used by players to travel. It was added in Update 211220.
The first Denver & Rio Grande cabooses were short 4-wheel cars with a center cupola and having a length of 16ft. They were numbered from 1 to 88, the first 4 have been built by Jackson & Sharp in 1871 and the other by the D&RG shops between 1876 and 1885. In 1887, all Rio Grande cabooses were renumbered from 0500 on. One of these early cabooses, #49 (which later became #0548), is preserved today at the Colorado Railroad Museum, almost in its original condition. Most of these cabooses were removed from service before 1903, the last of them probably before 1914, sometimes after one or several rebuilds. In 1903, new Interstate Commerce Commission regulations required air brakes and automatic couplers on cars, and it became urgent to replace the old 4-wheel cabooses. Based on the model of a first caboose rebuilt in 1892, at least eight 4-wheel cabooses were then extensively rebuilt between 1904 and 1918 or so and received, among other modifications, air brakes and new trucks to replace their original 4 wheels. Caboose #0524 conserved at the Colorado Railroad Museum is an example of this type of transformation. http://drgw.free.fr/DRGW/Freight/Caboose/Caboose_en.htm
The Class 1 Caboose original number series were 1 - 88.
The bobber caboose is a utility car. It was added in Update 211220. 
Category:Utility Cars
Category:Rolling Stock