About Eastman's posting of the Marx "3/16" northeastern caboose. There must have
been a zillion of those made, and of the only other roadname they put on them, the
New York Central. Other than the Marx, I have not SEEN a model of a northeastern
caboose lettered for the NYC...did the NYC roster any NE cabooses?
I don't believe so. I've never seen a photo of one. Maybe PC but not NYC.
PC's "NE" style cabooses all came from the Lehigh Valley RR. I believe 8 in total. While they are similar to the Reading, CNJ and other eastern roads cabooses, LV's are unique due to the style of the rain gutter above the window.
MTH, Lionel and Weaver have all made this model. My personal preference is the Weaver version as it really captures the prototype quite nicely mainly in the placement of the trucks. Lionel and MTH have the trucks too far inboard on the frame for short radii.
I have an MTH one I heavily modified and converted to two rail, the rivets are bit big for my taste. Still a decent model with some work though.
