MTH 20-91224 N-6B Caboose w/Operating Signal Man.

Very cool. i want one. 

Got one!  PRR. 

Nice description and pictures, however, where's the review?

Q:  Uh, what's wrong with this picture? 

A:  Well:

1. Only the Pennsy had N6b cabin cars.
2. I thought the Premier line was supposed to be prototypically accurate.  At least that's what MTH said when they launched it.

George

I have to agree with Barry and Martin the purpose of a review by a poster is his opinion of the item being presented. if no opinion is given the thread should ask " What are your opinions of......." Time to get off my soapbox.

i have the N6b PRR Cabin Car with singleman and love it. It is always a hit at my clubs (BDSME) open houses. I violated one of my rules about buying PRR Cabin Cars that one being it must have train phone antennas. This one did not but the single man was enough for me to pick it up at York.

MTH putting the B&O name on a N6b is not the greatest sin a manufacturer has done. I am a Pennsy guy so I would not buy one in B&O or any other road. But if you like it go ahead and buy it. Make up a story that the B&O bought a few from the PRR.

JohnB

I like the signalman cabooses, and this one would be great to me if it was red! 

I pre-ordered the MTH 20-91444 Baltimore & Ohio N-6b Caboose (Premier) out of the 2015 catalog.  I knew it was a Pennsy thing, but I was looking for a woodside, and this fits the bill for me.  The cupola looks a bit different on the 2015.  Can anyone enlighten me on the authenticity or changes over the years of the N6B? 

I agree with you, it's just that MTH made that claim about the Premier line (I didn't).

George

The N6b evolved out of the need to fit in narrow tunnels, particularly on the Panhandle Division.  I believe the N6b was created from re-built ND cabin cars.  The N6b was rebuilt by divisions, hence the difference in cupola locations.  Some were centered, while others were offset.

George

Ask and you will receive!!

George,

That information makes good sense that the different divisions would rebuild and there would be differences.

Thank you!!

Looked for one of these for a couple of years...finally found one and then a few weeks later another one fell into my lap...what was nice the numbers are different.

Definitely my favorite caboose !!!

Little darker to see the lantern better....

Guess the review is in the pictures

The yellow B&O is the one I had modified to use the ERR kit to permit the signal man to be operated via TMCC.  I have a full consist of MTH operating cars that have been converted to TMCC as well as having the TMCC cattle car and the TMCC hotbox reefer. It is the favorite of the grandchildren.