I trying to locate either a Seaboard Coast Line or ACL scale Caboose.
Thanks
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If you do not find one I will be glad to build one for you. Malcolm
It is an option. I have been following your work.
I don't recall anyone in O gauge or scale doing a caboose in SCL...I wish they would
MTH did do 20-91298...I consider it to be rather good and reminiscent of those I saw in the latter days of ACL in Wilmington, NC.
Per the product locator it is available from 3 dealers. If they don't have it or them...I can sell you mine.
Here's the MTH catalog rendition.
Lionel made one back in the Fundimentions era and it came with a set. The number for the caboose is 6-9372 made in 1980. It is a nice looking Bay Window style and it was part of the "Lionel Limited Edition Series". Good luck, I'm sure there are some out there to buy; check e-Bay. Mine looks great running on the layout.
Tom
Charlotte
I built this one for a client in 2011.
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All due respect...those are nice images of Seaboard Air Line Railroad cabooses (cabeese?).
The Seaboard Coast Line was formed by the merger of Atlantic Coast Line and Seaboard Air Line on 1 July 1967 (I think that was the date...could be wrong). While I am sure there were all kinds of variations when the merger initially took place, the photo I have attached typifies what I think was the prototypical Seaboard Coast Line Railroad caboose.
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Good luck.
I think Atlas O T-Man made one. SCL has been overlooked by everyone including the Silver Star.
Thank you everybody for your help. What I know is the majority of the cabooses used by ACL and Seaboard before the merger were the AAR NE type. I had found photos of Alco C 228 in both names dated late 1965? two years prior to the official merger in the black with yellow stripping so my thinking was that I can go with ether road names for the cabooses. I have been able to locate dealer here in florida that has the MTH NE version in SCL livery. My question is what is the correct color? Above photolooks to be orange. The mth appears to be red. Both ACL and SCL used this color. I have also seen Atlas Extended Caboose versionbut I could not find a good source lising the type cabooses both rail roads used from the late fiftes thru the merger.
Originally Posted by SD60M:
All due respect...those are nice images of Seaboard Air Line Railroad cabooses (cabeese?).
The Seaboard Coast Line was formed by the merger of Atlantic Coast Line and Seaboard Air Line on 1 July 1967 (I think that was the date...could be wrong). While I am sure there were all kinds of variations when the merger initially took place, the photo I have attached typifies what I think was the prototypical Seaboard Coast Line Railroad caboose.
The Seaboard Coast Line was formed by the merger of Atlantic Coast Line and Seaboard Air Line on 1 July 1967 (I think that was the date...could be wrong). While I am sure there were all kinds of variations when the merger initially took place, the photo I have attached typifies what I think was the prototypical Seaboard Coast Line Railroad caboose.
I worked at GTE near the Tampa yard on SR60 almost 10 years. Many schemes, not sure what you want to model.
SCL went all the way to Holiday - Elfers near New Port Richey until 1984.
They served Great Bay distributors Budweiser, Cox Lumber, S&H Insulation, Richey Mix Concrete, LP Gas, Alt 19 Stone, FP&L and Stauffer Chem. In Tarpon Springs.
Here's a link - http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/scl/scl.html
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/rsList.aspx?id=SCL&cid=1
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I sent you an email about my local hobby shop having an Atlas SCL/L&N red one. It's really nice, #6692-2.
You're probably looking for a ACL class M-5 caboose, painted in SCL colors. I'm not sure if one has ever been done, but I'm sure I have drawings for one in one of my ACL/SAL Historical Society magazines.
I have 3 SAL cabs and all 3 have been built or modified to match the prototype as not too many manufacturers bother making things for southern RRs.
UPDATE----There's an article on the M-5 in the Volume 1, Number 2, 4th quarter 2007 of the Seaboard Coast Line Modeler online magazine. Not sure, but I think only the current issues are available for downloading, the others like this one are available on CD from the historical society.
The M-5 from what I can tell was built from an ARA 1937 boxcar. Could be an interesting project!
I want to than everybody for the assistance. I was able to locate an MTH Premier 20-91369 ACL NE Caboose at http://shop.roundhousesouth.info/main.sc
I plane on repainting to match 0682 currently on display Fitzgerald, GA
http://www.rrpicturearchives.n...cture.aspx?id=742498
Now I need to locate Decals correct lettering, and color scheme.
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Originally Posted by Bob Delbridge:
You're probably looking for a ACL class M-5 caboose, painted in SCL colors. I'm not sure if one has ever been done, but I'm sure I have drawings for one in one of my ACL/SAL Historical Society magazines.
I have 3 SAL cabs and all 3 have been built or modified to match the prototype as not too many manufacturers bother making things for southern RRs.
UPDATE----There's an article on the M-5 in the Volume 1, Number 2, 4th quarter 2007 of the Seaboard Coast Line Modeler online magazine. Not sure, but I think only the current issues are available for downloading, the others like this one are available on CD from the historical society.
The M-5 from what I can tell was built from an ARA 1937 boxcar. Could be an interesting project!
I came across a picture of it while I was researching photos. What I need is the correct color scheme on below pics. Do you have that info?
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