Tail End Tuesday

USA Trains G scale Southern Railway bay window caboose.  

Neal Jeter

Wow, on the pages of this topic are some really beautiful cabooses. Today, see two sides that make a difference, the CSX paint crew must have been on break when they painted this beautiful caboose, green on one side light purple on the other, and I think this really happened, and the BNSF caboose is a K-Line with new Lionel trucks… Happy Railroading Ev

Nuff said.

@MELGAR posted:

My tail-ender for this Tuesday, April 2, 2024, is New York Central wood caboose #19654, a Railking model (30-7721) delivered in 1998 for MSRP $39.95, shown on my 10’-by-5’ layout. Although I have two newer MTH Premier NYC cabooses, this is the one that I put at the tail-end of an NYC freight train most often.

MELGAR

Melgar, nice pics and video! "The Best Coffee In Town" doesn't appear to be working on the guy with white shirt and hat. LoL

Here's my rears for this fine Tuesday!  

Ford B&O MOW pickup truck rear and a B&O Docksider rear.

Same location, but later in the day ... Ma & Pa caboose rear and a Ma & Pa Sw1 rear.

Rear of the train for today.

Let's get going back home.........it's cold out here and I'm tired after a long day. 

I'm really happy with this new (2023) PRR woodside N6B cabin by Lionel:

I got her from Forum sponsor Mario's. The detail is PS-1 level. I wonder if she represents an expansion of the PS-1 line beyond boxcars.

@Dallas Joseph posted:

Rear of the train for today.

Let's get going back home.........it's cold out here and I'm tired after a long day. 

Dallas very nice picture and sharp caboose God Speed!

@Sitka posted:

Dallas very nice picture and sharp caboose God Speed!

Thank you Mark.

I had to get some use out of the last of the Christmas layout items before the last bin was put up for storage.

Godspeed , be safe and have fun this day .

@Bill Swatos posted:

I'm really happy with this new (2023) PRR woodside N6B cabin by Lionel:

I got her from Forum sponsor Mario's. The detail is PS-1 level. I wonder if she represents an expansion of the PS-1 line beyond boxcars.

Nice tail end. Looks very MTHish, Bill. Wonder if it’s from a mold sold to Lionel by MTH?

MTH

Brakeman hanging on, on this Tail End Tuesday, God Speed!

Not as picturesque as Dallas’ caboose with Brakeman; but here’s my Unique Art caboose with Benny the Brakeman hanging off.

I took these photos of a Northeastern caboose parked a short distance from the Metro-North Railroad station in Stratford, Connecticut. “CRR OF NJ” and “BIRDSBORO” are cast into the truck side frames, which appear to be dated 1929. The bearing covers say “NATIONAL COILED SPRING” with Patent dates of 1907 and 1914.

MELGAR

Keeping with MELGAR's theme of CNJ northeastern cabooses, here's one of mine.  This is an MTH Premier model I detailed and weathered.  She's well-worn but still providing reliable service!

@pennsyfan posted:

Not as picturesque as Dallas’ caboose with Brakeman; but here’s my Unique Art caboose with Benny the Brakeman hanging off.

Nice imitation Bob.      Your photo looks like more fun though ...........as long as Benny doesn't fall off . 

Wow, Tail End Tuesdays roll around like our trains, this is such an interesting topic, Beautiful trains and videos fellows.

Great set....

@Mark V. Spadaro posted:

MTH

The yellow roof walks really pop on this NYC caboose.

@CNJ #1601 posted:

Keeping with MELGAR's theme of CNJ northeastern cabooses, here's one of mine.  This is an MTH Premier model I detailed and weathered.  She's well-worn but still providing reliable service!

Nice weathering!

@leapinlarry posted:

Wow, Tail End Tuesdays roll around like our trains, this is such an interesting topic, Beautiful trains and videos fellows.

So Larry's video raises a philosophical question:  since the engine is running in reverse the cab is in the forward position, so is the cab the tail end or is the front of the loco the tail end as it makes its way around the curve and heads off into the distance?

Partial tail end.  My Christmas card from 2023

https://www.facebook.com/AMRai...osts/383102434072875

Springdale, Arkansas – The Arkansas & Missouri Railroad is proud to announce the first maiden voyage in over 35 years of “Exeter” #1291, a FRISCO caboose.

Mitch

I haven't posted a tail end for awhile, so here 4 rear ends.

Jeb says to Walter, "This Geep just rolled in from Redding and the crew just shut it down. It's puking hot coolant from somewhere"! Walter, "Flip ya for the first one to open 'er up, it's hot as heck in there"!

Note: These are mechanics (today we call them service technicians) and we all know the language above is toned down!  LoL

Happy railroading!

@Mark V. Spadaro posted:

Nice tail end. Looks very MTHish, Bill. Wonder if it’s from a mold sold to Lionel by MTH?

Thanks, Mark! I thought the same thing. I also forgot to show that she has nice period trucks:

I'll have to look at some MTH Premier cabins. I think they might have the Strasburg version.

@Bill Swatos posted:

I'll have to look at some MTH Premier cabins. I think they might have the Strasburg version.

Bill, Lionel did produce the Strasburg version. I purchased one with the other PRR model. I’m also pleased with the quality of detail.

Gene

Great photos everyone, I love the different views and types of tailends!

You know I have to say something about @leapinlarry collection and layout! I just love seeing it anytime on here, and how hope to see it in real life one day!

Happy TET

Here’s a MARX Streamliner at a tin AF Station.

My tail end for this Tuesday God Speed All!

Railking

First photo shows the tail end and backhead of Long Island Rail Road #18, a Lionel Legacy model (2131420, $649.99) of a Camelback 4-6-0 Ten-Wheeler steam locomotive.

Even after becoming a subsidiary of the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1900, the LIRR continued to buy Camelback locomotives rather than PRR engines. The Camelbacks were fast and powerful, and were used on trains from New York City to eastern Long Island. Those purchases came to an end by 1924 when the PRR began to deliver G-5s 4-6-0 locomotives to the LIRR.

Photos and video show #18 on my 12’-by-8’ layout with two MTH Premier LIRR wood-sided passenger coaches, #253 and #251, at the tail end.

MELGAR

UP heavyweight observation.

Since we have seemed to have a number of "rear end flagmen" posted recently , I thought I would add my own.  This one on the rear deck of a Cragstan (Japan) diesel switcher.

Here is what the entire engine looks like.

Best Wishes

Don

Tail end of my GGD Broadway Limited.

This is still my all time favorite, even though I have at least a dozen or more much newer models, including the latest Legacy "talking" caboose:

@stangtrain posted:

This is still my all time favorite, even though I have at least a dozen or more much newer models, including the latest Legacy "talking" caboose:

An oldy but goody.

Another oldie but goodie... ;-)

Mitch

@stangrain-  Hey I agree, the 6457 remains one of my favorites as well and is usually on the layout.  

Don

Great Northeastern Railway Caboose in Mt. Carroll Yard.