@ironman1 posted:I’m not trying to hijack this thread but, I’d have to chime in again behind Norm, for an accurate SCALE N&W CF wood caboose. Lionel really needs to compliment their AMAZING Class A. Hopper cars too, for that matter. Kohs did beautifully detailed, various versions, of the N&W caboose. See link below.
Continuing with the highjack Weaver did some nice brass N&W CF cabooses years back. Not sure if the drawings still exist, or if so what would be required to produce them in plastic. Malcolm a/k/a Brother Love has also made some custom CF cabooses more recently. Maybe we could prevail upon him to turn out a limited run.
My understanding was that the Norfolk & Western Class A was intended as a fast freight loco. I'm sure they logged miles on hopper trains over the years, but a Y Class loco would probably be more appropriate for a string of hoppers. I'm not as up on the C&O, but my understanding is they used the Allegheny the same way as N&W used their Class A. If so then a string of boxcars might be a better choice.
