N&W Caboose 518021

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The first CF cabin car, number 518000, was bought by my neighbor in 1969 and it was abandoned later on my farm.  It is still there and the cupola has the sealed end windows, but the sides are not.

Bud Jeffries
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  I believe that the sealed windows were done to a number of the early cabs. They originally had windows that could be opened, but I suspect that the amount of coal dust and soot coming in was hard on the crews. I recall seeing a drawing to change out windows on the CG class dated sometime in late 1964 or 1965.


  Ken Miller


  On Feb 13, 2012, at 12:31 PM, NW Mailing List wrote:


    The sealed windows show up on a number of the wood cabs that lasted late into their operation era (late-60s to early-70s).  Really curious to say the least... when I first noticed them in a photo I had to do a good bit of checking only to find that there were several that received this treatment.

    http://rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=66429
    http://rr-fallenflags.org/nw/nw518009dsa.jpg
    http://rr-fallenflags.org/nw/nw518021dsa.jpg
    http://rr-fallenflags.org/nw/nw518125ajs.jpg
    http://rr-fallenflags.org/nw/nw518193dsa.jpg
    http://rr-fallenflags.org/nw/nw518253alr.jpg
    http://rr-fallenflags.org/nw/nw518248dsa.jpg
    http://rr-fallenflags.org/nw/nw518330alr.jpg
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