What types of caboose were used on the B&A?

Hello,

I have a model of a B&A Berkshire and was wondering what type of caboose would be a prototypical match for it. During the time of the Berks, were the cabooses on the B&A still marked as B&A or were they marked as NYC?

I have seen pictures of B&A cabooses that looked identical to the 'standard' NYC wood caboose. I've also seen a couple pictures of wood cabooses with the same window arrangement but no cupola. One of these #1271 is pictured in the book "New York Central Cars"(Wayner Publications). And I think some of the early bay window cabooses were lettered B&A.

George Elwood has these photos of a caboose in service at Framingham in 1958
http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/nyc/nyc17027al.jpg
http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/nyc/nyc17027adl.jpg
a similar car on display in Essex , CT
http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/nyc/nyc20052bkg.jpg
and another one plinthed in Chatham, MA
http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/nyc/nyc18452jca.jpg

Boston-and-Maine wrote:Hello,

I have a model of a B&A Berkshire and was wondering what type of caboose would be a prototypical match for it. During the time of the Berks, were the cabooses on the B&A still marked as B&A or were they marked as NYC?

several authorities suggest that 1945 more or less marked the end of B&A identity, but the transition was slow.
Most of the berks were gone by 1949.
if your modeling era is pre-war, definitely B&A, if post war, could be either.