@brianel_k-lineguy posted:Manny, just a forewarning since you've posted in the past about seeking smaller sized locomotives...
The Wabash and NYC cabooses mentioned above are both from Lionel's standard 0 line. They're not exact scale proportioned, but pretty close. And MUCH larger than the Menards's Lionel based SP style caboose you are currently running.
The last caboose mentioned above by Curt is a bay window caboose. Part of Lionel's traditional line. Size-wise, more in line with what you are running, but over 10 inches long.
Just something to consider so you don't buy one and then when you get it on the layout, you notice it is much bigger than you had considered.
BUT to get the flashing light effect without doing it yourself, compromises may have to be made.
Final thought... I'm sure your current Menard's caboose could be fixed by possibly filing down any flashing on the coupler of the Menard's caboose and/or adding a little bit of weight to the caboose. I've found over the years of buying various brands of trains, that while couplers may appear on first glance to be identical, there are often very subtle differences that cause the cars to not run well with each other.
Brian is correct. The NYC caboose is larger than typical post war.
