Well here we are again at T.E.T and just before "Turkey Day", best wishes to everyone. My offering today is from an old but not necessarily well known RR, the "Grand Trunk". Originally designed to shorten traffic distances in Canada by cutting across the United States, the Grand Trunk system had its ups and downs, eventually being nationalized and folded into the Canadian National System although the portions in the US kept their "GT" name. Its mainline in the US stretched from Portland, Mane to Chicago traveling through VT,Mass.,Conn, Mich.,Indiana, and Ill. At one time the GT system in the US also included the Central Vermont RR although that was spun off in more modern times.
This rather simple SP type caboose in Grand Trunk colors is Lionel, dates from 1970. Catalogued in 1970 it was also available as uncatalogued from 1971-1973. Note the MPC logo under the word "Lionel". This dual marking was common but only in the earliest days of the MPC licensed production.
Best Wishes for a great week and Happy Thanksgiving.
Don
