Lettering for Southern Pacific’s, T&NO and SPdeM Type C-30 caboose

The S.P. built most of their own cabooses, primarily at Sacramento and Los Angeles shops, the quantiy for the C-30-1 class, adopted in 1916, eventually

reaching over 600. Some of these remained in service for 90 years. Almost all kept their original numbers. To fully understand this complex subject one needs

to consult Tony Thompson’s very comprehensive S.P. Freight Cars, Volume 2, Cabooses, pgs 40-168. This decal set is designed to allow the modeler to letter

almost any variation of caboose lettering during this period. Cars were painted SP’s freight car red with tared roofs.

 

Lettering set designed and created at Protocraft Decals