A Flock of Cabeese

Before departing early on our third vacation day, father and sons inspected and photographed the motel’s fine flock of cabeese. The twenty one examples sitting side-by-side on two parallel tracks represented a good cross-section of designs and vintages. Some sported cupolas while others, like the one we stayed in, offered bay windows. Most were constructed of steel, but a few older wooden models were present. All had been modified inside with new furniture, plumbing, electrical, heating, and cooling to become modern motel rooms. Each was painted differently to honor a historic railroad. The Oil Creek and Titusville Railroad located next door was closed that day, but we were able to walk through the yard and inspect their fine locomotive and rolling stock collection. Among them was “Old Number 10”, a 1913 OC&T wooden caboose.