Tail End Tuesday

Someone on the Frisco.org group urged me to put a more realistic coupler on this cab.

So, I did.

Happy TET.

Here's my rears for this fine Tuesday!

Happy Tuesday folks!

Not sure where this was. I took it on my travels with the Orchestra I played with about 10 years ago.

I ran Long Island Rail Road 64-foot Woodsided passenger car #253 behind LIRR H-10s steam locomotive #111.

A three-car set of these LIRR cars (20-62005) was delivered by MTH in 2006 at MSRP $249.95 and a single car (20-62006) was offered at $89.95. Lionel now produces woodsided passenger cars from the MTH tooling at much higher prices.

I consider these cars to be the nicest passenger car models of any that I have.

MELGAR

Tail End Tuesday Observation cars on a snowy day.

My wife and I go up to New Hampshire a couple times a year for the outdoor activities there.  Once there, I try to sneak away to the several yards in the area where there are many privately owned cabooses and other cars.  Several are used as vacation homes, but most just look derelict.  If you ever get up there, check out these places.

@CAPPilot- Wow Ron that's quite a gathering of wood sided cabooses...are they all in the one location?

So following along with lots of prior folks who posted "wooden" cabooses, here is my Lionel #1682 "wooden" caboose (actually of course its sheet metal with the wood slating part of the lithograph design).  She is from 1940 and has the box type automatic couplers.

Best Wishes everyone

Don

Railking

Happy Tail End Tuesday!!!

Here’s my first caboose…

And my latest (but definitely not last )…

Happy T E T almost at the tail end. I love this Tail End. It’s a great short line caboose.

Happy Tail End Tuesday!!
An SP caboose is at the tail end of an SP tank car train. The train shed doors happened to be open, so the background is our real backyard.

@Don McErlean posted:

@CAPPilot- Wow Ron that's quite a gathering of wood sided cabooses...are they all in the one location?

This is just a small sample of the cabooses up there.  Two main locations, one in North Conway, and one directly across the state near Lincoln.  You can spend most of the day at the North Conway yard, plus there is an HO club layout there.

@CAPPilot - thanks for the response Ron, that must be quite a sight.

Regards

Don

One more day closer to Christmas on this fine Tail End Tuesday

Here's my rears for this fine Tuesday!  

The rear of a BIG hook.  

Two trucks ... two rear ends.

My first tail end.

Premier before and after pictures. Missing number board lost on the floor at NJHR. Needle in a haystack, but nevertheless, found by eagle eyed Vinny. Thanks, again Vinny!

Boston & Maine Northeastern Caboose #433 is an MTH Railking model (30-7740) delivered in December 2000. Shown on my 10'-by-5' layout running behind B&M GP7 #1562 (Sunset Models).

MELGAR

Lionel UP BIG BOY Commemorative CA-4 caboose with regulated smoke.

The new NYC 20th Century Passenger Observation car on  THE SOUTH FORK RAILROAD

Hi,  everyone.  Here is the tail end of my Lionel 18" PRR heavy weight consist.

  Maine Central #587R.

@pennsyfan posted:

My first tail end.

I think have like that tucked away somewhere!.

Ron

Today's tail end with a second one peaking through.

Love this Boston & Albany woodsided caboose, acquired from Forum soonsor, JR Junction Hobbies:

And this Erie smoking caboose that I believe I bought from a vendor at the October 2022 York train show:

That's my only smoking caboose. Arnold

Here are some pre-war tail ends for you...yes I am a day late but yesterday was just too busy to post.

Lionel 817

Lionel 657

Lionel 1682 in a red livery vs the wood livery shown last week.

Don

It's Tuesday, December 12, 2023, so it also must be Tail End Tuesday!

New Haven C-681 was an NE-6 caboose made by the International Car Company of Kenton, Ohio in (if I recall correctly) 1948. I also believe it was the last purchase of cabooses made by the New Haven Railroad. The model of New Haven C-681 was made by Atlas O in 2003 (item 6671). New Haven versions also were made in 2004, 2007, 2009, 2015.

Shown on my 10'-by-5' model railroad behind New Haven Alco S-2 #0617.

MELGAR

Here's my rears for this fine Tuesday!

Enjoy your TET all getting closer to Christmas

Very early MTH (purple box), purchased from, and nicely detailed by, a Forum member. Gives it a whole ‘nother look!

Busy holiday traffic calls for two sections of the 20th Century Limited…

The 2023 Lionel version on the left, the 2002 version on the right.

I just added this Wabash square window caboose to the roster. Now my Wabash

F 3s can hand passengers or freight.

Well here is an interesting car, the American Flyer #513 observation car and there is a matching #515 coach.  These cars from 1932-1935 appeared at the depth of the Great Depression and were thus a value line designed to try and sustain some level of toy train sales.  These used a highly innovative "one piece" construction in which the entire car is lithographed on a single flat piece of sheet metal and then the car is formed by folding that sheet (like origami) into this 3 dimensional shape and then adding axles and wheels.

Then for your interest and fun, following Patrick, here is the back of a truck.  This the Craigsten (Japan) fully lithographed "Pet Shop" truck from the height of Japanese lithography during the post war era, roughly the 1950's.  These were inexpensive toys but look at the depth and detail of the lithographic treatment of the dog photos.

Well Beat Wishes for a great T.E.T. to All!!

Don

Well getting closer to Christmas I hope the Ol' boy watches his head Have a good TET all!

Here's my rears for this fine Tuesday!    Santa on the rear of Pennsy Business Car 120.

Long Island Rail Road caboose #56, a Pennsylvania N8, is at the tail end of a freight train behind LIRR B-6sb steam locomotive #170. Both models by MTH.

MELGAR

A few tall tails for today.

Here's my latest Lionel purchase, which replaces a less prototypical MTH blue Santa Fe EV caboose. Any layout with a 1950s or 60s freight train on it should have a red caboose, right? 😉

My 74th birthday present to myself arrived 11/27 but I waited until 12/16 to open the box as it was my birthday! Always nice to have a present to open on your birthday. Lionel Vision Line Talking Caboose:

@stangtrain posted:

My 74th birthday present to myself arrived 11/27 but I waited until 12/16 to open the box as it was my birthday! Always nice to have a present to open on your birthday. Lionel Vision Line Talking Caboose:

Happy Birthday! We are the same age. 😳 I have a UP yellow version of this one. Nice addition and photo. 👍