NYC Pacemaker Caboose Ready for Revenue Service

Ralph

How do you find out all of this information?

Lots of practice! 

Lionel's web site has a user friendly search feature and good product data since about 2000.  The MTH web site has comprehensive data and the search feature is good, very good if you know its quirks.  Weaver is good at listing products that are in stock and they have a list of past products by road name.

The Atlas web site is absolutely - freaking - horrible for finding anything! There is no search by road name feature and no comprehensive product list.  My frustration with the Atlas web site lead what has become by freight car research project.  If I could have just found the cars I wanted on the Atlas wen site I would never have had to find all the things I don't want.  LOL 

Pete

That is a good breakdown of the evolution of the Pacemaker paint scheme.  The car cement roofs may have gone back earlier.  Take a look at the description in this 1946 article.

http://www.canadasouthern.com/...s/headlight-0446.pdf

Here's a NYC site, which describes the paint schemes, etc.:

http://www.canadasouthern.com/...LS-FREIGHT-PAINT.htm

Ralph

Gents:

I own MANY of these cars (both in 0 scale & HO as well).  Not a pain in the neck for me, but a labor of love.  I've been investigating the modeling of NYC Pacemaker Service for many years now! Seems I always learn something new constantly!  After a while, your eyes will shout "bogus" in an instant. (and I'm not even a "rivet-counter"). 

That's great Pete,

Of the NYC Pacemaker rolling stock equipment: box cars, I have Four Atlas and Three Lionel and One Malcolm's Custom Built BEAUTIFUL Caboose, that he built for me.

The color scheme of the NYC Pacemaker is eye catching.

AND, no matter what I learn, of this scheme and equipment, I find out more from you good folks, on this Great 'O' Gauge Railroader Magazine Forum.

Ralph

I think an O Scale Freight Car Guide to Pacemaker Boxcars may be in the future! 

I seem to have this habit of forgetting I have a book in the collection with info on the subject. Pacemaker boxcars get one full page of photos and captions in "NYC Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment".

The last paragraph in Nick's book confirms where the first cars were produced. DSI, Despatch Shops, Inc was located in East Rochester, NY. Perhaps the cabooses were also built there.

The NYC Pacemaker Freight Service is a subject unto its' own to be studied and recorded.

Ralph

Wanna spend the night in one?

http://www.caboosenut.com/Cab_..._Central_Caboose.htm

Yeah!

My wife, the kids and I spent a couple of vacations at The Red Caboose Motel in Lancaster, Penna.

We all had a good time and lots of fun, especially for us train enthusiasts.

Of course, the cabs. were static and not bouncing all over.

Ralph

My apology.

In my previous post, regarding the Lionel PS-1 Pacemaker box car, I stated incorrectly of the Lot number over the NYCS oval shaped herald.

The Lot number should be 848-B.

Not 646-B, as Lionel's version, incorrectly, has!!!!!

Ralph

Here is a short video of Choo Choo Mikes Pacemaker Cars

A very neat, LCL, Pacemaker 'Freight Service,' 'Fast Merchandise,' train.

Thank you for posting, Ken.

Ralph

Here's some more info. of NYC Pacemaker box cars from InterMountain"s HO scale, but the info. and the color paint schemes and markings are prototypical.

http://www.pacific-western-rai...nts/view.php?ID=4652

Ralph

More NYC Pacemaker Info.

Scroll down to the last paragraph, in the yellow section, to read that 200 Brown Pacemaker box cars were added to the depleted box car fleet in 1953.

http://www.ominousweather.com/NYCLines.html#Pacemaker

Ralph

A little info. regarding NYC Pacemaker 'Inaugural Run,':

http://www.canadasouthern.com/...s/headlight-0546.pdf

Ralph

Beautiful caboose! ncng

Thank you.

Brother Love-Malcolm, custom built the NYC Pacemaker caboose for me.

The caboose looks like the real thing, only shrunk down to 1:48 scale size.

He creates other beautiful RR cabooses, as well.

Ralph

Malcolm,

Simply beautiful, very well done

Thanks,

Alex

Spectacular job, Malcolm.