Well here we are again at T.E.T. and I guess I am starting out this week. Today I have a car with a very convoluted number history. Mr. Marx must have liked the number 18326 because he used it a lot! Likely knowing Marx, he liked the fact that he could use the stamp for lots of different cars and not face the expense of making another 
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Here is the Marx NYC #18326 caboose in tuscan,rust or brown (all three words were used by Marx to discribe the color). Besides this NYC car, this same number was used for several various color "twisted worms" Penn Central cabooses including one in the same color as well as white, red, and tourquoise. It was also used for other NYC cabooses, one in red , one in white with a black "Pacemaker" livery and black stripes along the bottom (this was part of a set but may have also been available as a separate item), one in yellow and one in black with white and tourquoise stripes. This caboose (at least this number caboose) had a long life, beginning in 1956 and lasting until the end of Marx trains in 1974. The Marx set reference lists this car in brown, tuscan, or rust in 9 sets over the course of Marx production. While 2 of these references appear quite late in the flow, its most popular period including appearing in some Sears sets seems to be the early to middle 1960's. At any rate, here is the long lived and often used number #18326 caboose!!
Happy Tail End Tuesday everyone!
Best Wishes
Don
