Other than the NYC Hudson locomotive, the 19000 series cabooses with
their distinctive low cupola was an icon of the New York Central
Railroad for many of us. These cabooses lasted from the early 1900s
well into the 1960s. Many of these cabooses were inherited from
predecessor railroads but were rebuilt between 1912 and 1926 with common
features resulting in over 2000 of these so called standard wooden
cabooses.
Over the years the tongue and grove siding used on
these cars began to deteriorate and needed replacement. Some of these
cars were resheathed with plywood beginning in the late 1940s. This
model represents these plywood sided cars. They served until the end of
the railroad.
This
model is a craftsman kit and requires purchase of trucks and couplers
that are not included with the kit. One of these kits was built up for
us by NYCSHS member, Seth Lakin and he has written an article on the
construction that will be included in the 1st Qtr. 2015 NYCentral
Modeler. The kits come with a set of decals so that you can number the caboose as you wish.
These kits are not of the same model
of caboose that we have commissioned to be delivered next year as ready
to run models of the tongue and grove versions of this caboose. However,
we decided to take advantage of these kits and offer the plywood
version as an exclusive NYCSHS model. These kits of the plywood
cabooses are only offered through the NYCSHS and not available
elsewhere. Our initial order of these are limited to only 50 kits so
you need to order today so as not to miss out on these beautiful model
kits.
The MSRP for these kits is $59.95 but are offered to
NYCSHS members for 20% off at $47.96 plus shipping and handling costs. Ohio residents must pay 8% Ohio Sales tax.
