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California's Railroad to the U.S. 1861 - 1996

Southern Pacific Caboose

Class C-50-7

bay window type

SP #4600-4649

50 units built

C-50-7's were delivered 1978 from Pacific Car & Foundry only for SP #4600-4649, the first to be fitted with the single 'bug-eye' marker light, but basically the same as the C-50-5.

Details:

• diagonally braced smoke-jack,
• full end-plate on the roof ends,
• rounded cornered bay windows,
• side and end windows have square corners,
• four? battery box doors, axle-hung generator and two windows this side,
• air receiver under bay, no? louvered vents for the lav. only one window this side,
• full length straight sill with cut-out for the axle-hung generator,
• delivered with:
  • double 'frog-eye' marker lights,
    • but only for 6-8 months and were changed to single 'bug-eye' markers
  • aluminum-framed windows screens,
  • mineral red with orange bay ends and end walls,
• the first 24 had SP initials and the road-number in block lettering instead of roman lettering, as in 4609 above.

Painting and history details really as per other classes...