Reply to "mixing scale with traditional within same consist?"

I prefer the mpc size bay window caboose.  It's wide enough to fit in with scale cars and not to tall to dwarf the traditional Lionel cars.  They are lighted, and fairly cheap.   Their light weght wont drag the cars off on a curve.  Ithink a smoke unit could be put in if desired.  I have several I picked up to get painted.  I plan on looking for someone who paints cars while at York.
Worse case you could get a EOTD that goes on boxcars and put on the last car.