Here’s my brand new Big 4 caboose, on a road freight that has stopped at the Depot for orders.
It’s a lovely K Line exclusive from 1989 made for the Lake Erie chapter of the TCA… really helps build the NYC look of my layout as I can now run NYC on tail end as well as the head end of my mainline trains.
@Genemed posted:What an excellent drawing he created Bob! Did he continue art as a career or hobby?
Gene
Thanks Gene, He has done some great Christmas cards, and assignments in regular art class. He’s been quite busy with marching band, and shooting. He is in a program where he leaves the academic HS and goes to study welding on some days. He turns in high grades across the board. He’s up for review for Eagle Scout. He likes trains but where does he fit the in?
Here’s my Tail End for today. Took this one last night while testing my track after a good cleaning. Enjoy your day.
Photos and video show Rutland wood-sided caboose #36 at the tail-end of a train pulled by Rutland GE 70-ton locomotive #500 on my 10’-by-5’ layout. Three milk cars are in the consist – Hood’s Milk, New Haven Dairy, and Bellows Falls Co-Operative Creamery.
MELGAR
Here's my rear for this fine Tuesday! B&O woodside caboose tail gunning a freight train.
Here are my tail ends for this Tuesday. A PRR porthole smoking caboose from the Pittsburgh region # 477947
A PRR Business Car #120
2 tail ends or 3 tail ends on this Tuesday.
Have a great day!
Here is the observation from an entire set that I obtained many years ago. 3 coaches and this # 3172 observation, no loco just the cars. This was available 1930-32,1934, & 1936-38. It is Chicago Flyer, hence 0 gauge.
Best wishes
Don
Couple more tail ends
@MELGAR posted:Photos and video show Rutland wood-sided caboose #36 at the tail-end of a train pulled by Rutland GE 70-ton locomotive #500 on my 10’-by-5’ layout. Three milk cars are in the consist – Hood’s Milk, New Haven Dairy, and Bellows Falls Co-Operative Creamery.
MELGAR
Beautiful Caboose Mel. The pics and video just make it better thanks for sharing.
@mike g. posted:Below you will find the new tasting room!
Nice one Mike glad you found time to share it.
@Sitka posted:Couple more tail ends
Awesome night pic!
@Don McErlean posted:Here is the observation from an entire set that I obtained many years ago. 3 coaches and this # 3172 observation, no loco just the cars. This was available 1930-32,1934, & 1936-38. It is Chicago Flyer, hence 0 gauge.
Best wishes
Don
Don. The vintage rolling stock you post is always interesting to me. Thanks for persevering the Jems.
@pennsyfan posted:Here are my tail ends for this Tuesday. A PRR porthole smoking caboose from the Pittsburgh region # 477947
A PRR Business Car #120
Bob thanks for sharing I’m going have to get one of those some day.
@trumpettrain posted:Here's my rear for this fine Tuesday! B&O woodside caboose tail gunning a freight train.
Nice capture Patrick
@tnkMarx posted:
2 tail ends or 3 tail ends on this Tuesday.Have a great day!
Looks pretty cool thanks for sharing
Two of my grandsons visited during the holiday on Monday and we ran trains. I think these fellows could become adult model railroaders someday.
Boston & Albany 4-6-4 Hudson #606 (MTH 20-3583-1) pulled a passenger train with New York Central heavyweight passenger car #1967 at the tail end and B&A 4-6-0 Ten-Wheeler #1916 (Lionel 6-28098) pulled a short freight with caboose #1179 carrying the markers.
Video shows #606 on the O-54 middle loop of my 12’-by-8’ layout and #1916 on the O-72 outer loop.
MELGAR
@MELGAR posted:Two of my grandsons visited during the holiday on Monday and we ran trains. I think these fellows could become adult model railroaders someday.
Boston & Albany 4-6-4 Hudson #606 (MTH 20-3583-1) pulled a passenger train with New York Central heavyweight passenger car #1967 at the tail end and B&A 4-6-0 Ten-Wheeler #1916 (Lionel 6-28098) pulled a short freight with caboose #1179 carrying the markers.
Video shows #606 on the O-54 loop middle loop of my 12’-by-8’ layout and #1916 on the O-72 outer loop.
MELGAR
Mel, Great picture, good looking boys. Keep them interested!
@MELGAR posted:Two of my grandsons visited during the holiday on Monday and we ran trains. I think these fellows could become adult model railroaders someday.
Boston & Albany 4-6-4 Hudson #606 (MTH 20-3583-1) pulled a passenger train with New York Central heavyweight passenger car #1967 at the tail end and B&A 4-6-0 Ten-Wheeler #1916 (Lionel 6-28098) pulled a short freight with caboose #1179 carrying the markers.
Video shows #606 on the O-54 loop middle loop of my 12’-by-8’ layout and #1916 on the O-72 outer loop.
MELGAR
Very nice Mel, another picture perfect moment to remember a good time.
Gene
Illinois Central at the Fox River Trolly Museum.
Run of the mill Lionel bay window caboose, beautifully decaled and custom painted by John Trotta, of “Trotta’s Trains and Things”. He used to sell at local NYC/LI/ Northern NJ train shows, and had some great looking stuff. This was done for me on request, and he delivered the goods! If anyone knows that he’s still in business, please comment.
@Dave Ripp. posted:Illinois Central at the Fox River Trolly Museum.
Dave, is that door for picking train orders?
@Mark V. Spadaro posted:Run of the mill Lionel bay window caboose, beautifully decaled and custom painted by John Trotta, of “Trotta’s Trains and Things”. He used to sell at local NYC/LI/ Northern NJ train shows, and had some great looking stuff. This was done for me on request, and he delivered the goods! If anyone knows that he’s still in business, please comment.
That's beautiful Mark - didn't know that Angela's husband was even involved in the hobby.
The GM&O's paint scheme has always been a favorite and there are so few pieces out there to choose from. I've some Atlas F3's that run with some 72' Williams cars that are 'similar' but darker.
Only issue are the trucks - golly, it appears that the car would tip over in a hard curve! Lol.
TET Two Lionel bay window cabeese
NH 9272 over stamped with METCA logo
Southern X929 over stamped LCCA Convention
From MTH
- walt
A few of my favorite cabooses hanging out with some friends:
A few Tail Ends on Tuesday.
Well today I have an old favorite, I just re-discovered this gal as I was moving some items around to get some new trains on the layout and "out she popped!" So here is the Lionel (MPC) Jersey Central Lines caboose from 1973-74 and 1975-76 u so this old gal is from the early days of MPC, nearly 50 years ago!. She had some premium features (for the time) with railings and ladders on both ends and an operating coupler on both ends. She also had an add on smokestack and thus you have a reasonably premium caboose, no illumination however which seems a little strange given the other premium features but there you have it.
I do have a JC FM diesel loco that I don't often run (almost too long) but maybe I will break it out to give this one a bit of a run.
Best Wishes
Don
@c.sam posted:That's beautiful Mark - didn't know that Angela's husband was even involved in the hobby.
The GM&O's paint scheme has always been a favorite and there are so few pieces out there to choose from. I've some Atlas F3's that run with some 72' Williams cars that are 'similar' but darker.
Only issue are the trucks - golly, it appears that the car would tip over in a hard curve! Lol.
Hate to disappoint, Sam, but they’re not related. I asked John that very question once. Her full name is Angela Trotta Thomas.
I believe the trucks’ appearance is a result of the uneven plank it’s resting on, and not the caboose itself.
Tail end of a track cleaning car
Some sun finally in upstate NY
@pennsyfan posted:Dave, is that door for picking train orders?
Bob, I posted your question in real trains. I failed to find an answer, but someone will know.
Dave
Here's my rears for this fine Tuesday!
New York Central wood-sided caboose #19654 is a Railking model (30-7721) delivered in 1998 at MSRP $39.95 shown here at the tail end of a freight train pulled by NYC SW8 #9620 on my 10’-by-5’ layout. I have newer MTH Premier NYC cabooses with more detail that I could run at the tail end of this train but I somehow prefer to run this 26-year-old model which looks good and is not fragile.
MELGAR
Well not near as realistic as Melgar's NYC but an example of a rival railroad, the Pennsylvania, here is the Lionel 6257 PRR caboose. I don't have a year on this example as I can't trace the number but its relatively recent likely last 5 years. I bought it for its bright colors and livery as a simple pick up at a local train show and I enjoy running it with my new Menards F-3 AA units. Its a base model, without even platform railings and no illumination but I like the colors and the livery.
Happy Tuesday everyone.
Don
MTH Railking Work Caboose with mechanical whistle, from a Ready to Run set.
maybe not a rival, and definitely not accurate, a SF caboose from a starter set. It's job on this train appears to be to clean up after "Mr. Toy Story". 
- walt
My two tail ends have been on the layout this week. The RMT NWS Earle is on the end of the Navy Train. The PRSL is a repainted MTH or RK, it’s on the end of the sand train. 
@trumpettrain Patrick, as per your usual nice shots of your Tail Ends. Is that a Dimestore Dream auto?
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