Tail End Tuesday

Here's my rear for this fine Tuesday!

My subject for Tail-End Tuesday, June 4, 2024 is Chessie System – Western Maryland extended-vision caboose #6132151 – a K-Line model (K613-2151) delivered in 1999 at MSRP $44.95. It has an operating smoke unit but I don’t run smoke even on locomotives. This one has very little run time – maybe an hour or two…

MELGAR

The Southern!

Here's the tail end of a Delaware & Hudson freight with bay-window caboose #35722 bringing up the markers.  Note the conductor on the "back porch" taking in the sights on a beautiful early autumn day in northeastern Pennsylvania.  This is a RailKing model from MTH that I detailed and weathered...

Happy TET everyone!

@MELGAR posted:

My subject for Tail-End Tuesday, June 4, 2024 is Chessie System – Western Maryland extended-vision caboose #6132151 – a K-Line model (K613-2151) delivered in 1999 at MSRP $44.95. It has an operating smoke unit but I don’t run smoke even on locomotives. This one has very little run time – maybe an hour or two…

MELGAR

Mel, that paint scheme and the separate applied details makes for a sharp looking caboose.

Gene

Well T.E.T. folks here's a little combination from Lionel (MPC) from the late 70's.  The Lionel DRG 2-4-2 from 1979 & 1981u along with the matching # 9077 Caboose.  The Caboose stayed in the line up for a very long time, 1976-1983 and then 1984-1991u,

Best Wishes

Don

I have already posted this photo, but want to add a comment about K-Line markers.
It seems that most of the markers found on these K-Line models have Red-Yellow-Red lenses.  The first move I make is to remove the incandesant G-O-R bulbs and replace them with a warm white 3mm LED bulbs from Evan Designs…the ones complete with bridge rectifiers and ready for direct track voltage.  If your need is for Red-Green markers, then use the cool white version which produces a bluish light.  Blue and yellow in this combo produce a suitable green.  You will have to judge for yourself if this adversely affects the red lenses  

I do not have a photo example of the latter conversion yet, because everything I’ve done lately is ATSF.

Pennsy observation car rolling into the station

@Sitka posted:

Pennsy observation car rolling into the station

Nice.  That one was subtle.  On my phone I had to look for the tail end!

@Rob Leese posted:

I have already posted this photo, but want to add a comment about K-Line markers.
It seems that most of the markers found on these K-Line models have Red-Yellow-Red lenses.  The first move I make is to remove the incandesant G-O-R bulbs and replace them with a warm white 3mm LED bulbs from Evan Designs…the ones complete with bridge rectifiers and ready for direct track voltage.  If your need is for Red-Green markers, then use the cool white version which produces a bluish light.  Blue and yellow in this combo produce a suitable green.  You will have to judge for yourself if this adversely affects the red lenses  

I do not have a photo example of the latter conversion yet, because everything I’ve done lately is ATSF.

Nicely done as always Rob.  I love the Monarch couplers.  Nice touch!

A tale of two PRR cabins of a different flavor from last week for this week's tail end of tail end Tuesday.  PRR N6b cabins in O and HO.  The O scale model is a Precision Scale while the HO one is a TID model.  I honestly never heard of TID until I picked up this cabin in a lot of brass HO cabooses at auction.  I would welcome any information on this importer.

The biggest distinguishing feature of the N6b over the N6a is the configuration of the cupola.  The N6b has more "barn" like configuration while the N6a is a squared off cupola.  N6b cabins lasted surprisingly long on the PRR and a few even lasted into Conrail in MOW service.

With this addition, I'm down to seeking out an NC or an ND 4-wheel cabin and finally a N5c in 2-rail brass to complete my PRR brass cabin collection.  ND cabins ran into the 1950s on the branch lines, but the slightly earlier NC would be an excellent stand in.  Forgot to bid on an NC4 last week that went for a great price.  Such is life.  The thrill of the hunt is often more fun than the catch.

Great photos everyone as always!

An MTH entry in its Pittsburgh Brewery series of cars (and engine)

walt

@GG1 4877 posted:

...snip... The biggest distinguishing feature of the N6b over the N6a is the configuration of the cupola.  The N6b has more "barn" like configuration while the N6a is a squared off cupola.  N6b cabins lasted surprisingly long on the PRR and a few even lasted into Conrail in MOW service.

...snip...

Interesting. I just got an MTH N6b that has been very nicely two-railed but, unlike yours, the cupola is centered:

Whether it its correct (or not), it will look good behind one of my CLW H10s.

@PRRMP54 posted:

Interesting. I just got an MTH N6b that has been very nicely two-railed but, unlike yours, the cupola is centered:

Whether it its correct (or not), it will look good behind one of my CLW H10s.

Dave,

Great question.  Both are correct.  There are several variations on the N6b as they were homebuilt built by Lines West but operated all over the system. 

The penultimate resource on PRR cabins can be found in this book.  I picked it up when the PRRT&HS offered it and I learned so much from a quick read.  The most interesting part to me was how long the wood cabooses lasted on the system.  PRR cabins have had a good longevity in general but seeing photos of archaic ND cabins in 50's and N6s up through the 70's was really fascinating to read about. 

Mel, K-Line was producing some nice cabooses in the late 90s.  The extended vision, like your Chessie, and a bay window.  This is a UP Railroad Police Bay Window from K-line that I re-lettered for Conrail.  While I couldn't find evidence of Conrail cabooses number 20XXX I did numbers on either side of the 20s; 18s, 19s, 21s, 22s, so I'm not far off.  I did see one picture of a Conrail Railroad Police caboose, not a bay window and Conrail blue not white.  But as Arnold says "in my little world...".

@c.sam posted:

The Southern!

C. Sam, is this observation car missing a green stripe like the car ahead or is it true to prototype observations?

@coach joe posted:

C. Sam, is this observation car missing a green stripe like the car ahead or is it true to prototype observations?

Actually I do not believe had this two color scheme at  alL!

RON

It’s Tail End Tuesday.  Have a great day!

My Tail Ends for this beautiful Tuesday; a PRR heavyweight observation and a PRSL coach. When I was looking for an obs for the PRSL set I was informed that PRSL didn’t run with an obs.

Erie Lackawanna on Tail End Tuesday

K-Line D&LW

The subject of my tail-end view for Tuesday, June 11, 2024 is Long Island Rail Road N8 (PRR prototype) caboose #56 by MTH (20-91111) delivered in 2003 at MSRP $54.95. The real LIRR #56 is a Class N22A steel cabin car built in 1961 by International Railway Car Company that looks nothing like the model except for the orange color…

MELGAR

The tail end of my NYC #19144 historic caboose for visitor display.

Gene

@Genemed posted:

The tail end of my NYC #19144 historic caboose for visitor display.

Gene

Great idea Gene; and a nice shot! How about some views of the whole scene?

Well today is a busy day for me, so I am going to the archives for my input.  This is the American Flyer #1117 caboose.  However like much of Chicago Flyer the numbering system leaves us collectors a little bit frustrated.  It was sold from 1919 to 1935 and came in both 4 wheel and 8 wheel variants and could actually have a number of either 1114 or 1117.  The true 8 wheel car was sold through 1929 and 4 wheel cars were sold through 1935 (although many of the later 4 wheel cars were numbered 1117 )

So here you go, the American Flyer (Chicago Flyer) # 1117  8 wheel caboose available from 1919 to 1929.

Best Wishes

Don

@pennsyfan posted:

Great idea Gene; and a nice shot! How about some views of the whole scene?

Thanks Bob, here’s a couple more shots of the scene.

Gene

A couple of Conrail cabins passing on the double track mainline.

A K-Line bay indow that started out as a UP Railroad Police caboose with SP reporting marks that I changed to Conrail.A Lionel N5C with a couple of portholes on each side covered over.  I believe this came as part of a set, I'm not sure if it was also available for separate sale.

@Genemed posted:

Thanks Bob, here’s a couple more shots of the scene.

Gene

Nice scenes and cars!

Some more Delaware & Hudson action from me this week.  This time it's D&H extended-vision caboose #35798 fresh from the paint shop at the tail end of this eastbound freight.  This is an AtlasO model.

Here's my rears for this fine Tuesday!  

Bunky Dillsworth, the rear brakeman on this MOW train, steps out of the work caboose after a nice nap. Bunk loves working the MOW train because he gets loads of downtime as the train stands still when the MOW crew is working.

2 Tail Ends sitting on a siding on this Tuesday.

MTH Premier

My tail-end-view for this Tuesday, June 18, 2024 shows Boston & Albany wood caboose #1174, a K-Line model (K616-3181) delivered in 2005 at MSRP $64.95. It’s in a train behind Boston & Albany USRA 0-8-0 steam switcher #53.

MELGAR

My latest addition for this TET is a Lionel L&NE #583.

Gene

Well here we are at T.E.T. again and I thought I might share some Hafner trains.  Clockwork, of course, Hafner did not believe in electric trains he felt they were too expensive for toys.  The 1010 loco was made in many variations starting in 1938 and the "long" streamline freight cars were introduced sometime after 1935 when he  his introduced his streamline passenger sets.

In honor of T.E.T. of course  here is the Hafner long streamlined caboose, numbered on the car as 3057.  However Hafner listed it in their sales folder as #404 since they also made a short streamlined caboose with the same number on the car.  Punched out doors and windows  and a copula so streamlined that its hard to believe anyone could use it to see out of !

Happy Tuesday everyone

Best Wishes

Don

Here's my rear for this fine Tuesday!

My Tail End Tuesday Lionel 6-26707 made in 2000. I only became aware of this rather unique work caboose; although it is listed as a flatcar,  the other day. My Grandson is in Welding School, he is already an accomplished welder. I’m thinking about how to add his name to the car.
Two pictures; one to show the welder and arc. The other to show the details of the car.

It’s TET again so we get to share pics of our trains!

Happy tail end Tuesday from the Valley crew that helped build last year’s layout.