M&NJ #28 caboose?

I can't find anything on the Middletown & New Jersey's #28 red caboose. Anyone with a basic history? Thanks.

Is that the steel one, Charles? I can't find a good pic but the few I can see it in the background suggests New Haven to me. Just guessing.

Wood

Built on a steam tender frame?

I don't think so. I'd thought that when I first saw it but when we scrapped it I looked it over pretty close and it didn't appear to have ever been a tender, although it had been altered many times over. It really wasn't very heavy for a tender frame so I assume it was purpose (maybe home-) built as a caboose. The only evidence of frame attachments were what I assume were for the body corner posts where appropriate. It only had one pair of the cast steps still attached and stirrups on the other end when scrapped and a light arch bar truck under one end, which means it was altered further after it was a caboose. I got the steps, journal boxes/wedges/brasses from the arch-bar truck (made in Buffalo by Gould), K brake assembly, and one Sharon coupler from the car from the scrapper.

I'm going to say Boston & Maine. There's one in that series displayed at White River Jct (or used to be), if somebody has pics of that and more pics of the 28 it would be interesting to compare them.

BR&P wrote: ↑Fri Feb 18, 2022 10:34 pm I'm going to say Boston & Maine. There's one in that series displayed at White River Jct (or used to be), if somebody has pics of that and more pics of the 28 it would be interesting to compare them.

I heisted a couple photos of that White River caboose for comparison. Looks pretty close!

End sill is different, as are the steps, ladder placement and other details. However things get changed over time. A couple more pics of the #28 caboose would be helpful.

New Haven had wooden cabooses quite similar to the B&M 104xxx series.