2 Railed I-12 cabooses | O Gauge Railroading On Line Forum

Brother_LoveOGR Forum Member

Finished 2railing two LIONEL I-12 cabs. I repainted the blue one as it began life as a LIONEL caboose.

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3/8/2011:34 AM

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roll_the_diceOGR Forum Member DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

They look great Malcolm...what did you do to 2 rail it? Did you add the Tomar lights?

Stoneboro BranchOGR Forum Member

Yes! I have five of these ready to be modified for two rail, along with three NYC bay window Lionels. Please post details if possible; what caboose trucks did you use, was the Kadee installation straight forward, any added details? Both the I-12 and NYC bay window are beautiful models! Thanks in advance for any help and/or advice anyone can provide.

3/8/202:16 PM

Brother_LoveOGR Forum Member

This is a fairly straight forward conversion. I cut the bolster area off the metal under frame and replaced it with .125” x .250” styrene. I topped that with a shorter piece running lengthwise to the frame. It was d/t 2-56 and I added Intermountain trucks. I made a pad for the KD with .060” styrene. My next Lionel will be one of the Pennsylvania N6b cabins.

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3/8/203:38 PM

Stoneboro BranchOGR Forum Member

Outstanding! Many thanks. That should be a fairly easy job. I have WAY too many cabooses, but I just can’t resist ‘em! Best part of the train!!! (-:

3/8/205:41 PM

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